Davies, Nicola. Just Ducks! Candlewick,2012.Choice ALA Notable Children's Book for Younger Readers (2013)Camellia Award: Alabama Children's Choice Book This informative children's book drew my attention by the colorful illustrations. When I opened the book I was surprised at the vast detail insid...
A young girl shares her observations about the mallards near her house in an engaging, informative story sure to make a splash with duck lovers. Quack quack, Quack-quaack-quack. It's the first sound I hear every morning. The young girl in this story may live in the city, but outside her window th...
Lively and engaging text supported by large, beautiful watercolor illustrations provides a delightful and informative introduction to microbes. Not only does the book describe the work accomplished by microbes, but it features the wide variety of these tiny creatures. While some can make humans i...
"A charming and informative story about a pipistrelle bat. . . . Offers vivid descriptions of the animal's flight, its navigational skills, and the hunt for food." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Night has fallen, and Bat awakens to find her evening meal. Follow her as she swoops into the shadows, shou...
Frost sparkled everywhere in the last of the moonlight and the first glow of dawn. It was going to be a perfect day. She let the sheep and the ducks and the turkeys out and gave them their breakfast. The goats didn’t need milking in the morning at this time of year, so she let them wander out, to...
It wasn’t even fully dark when the two lions skirted the edge of the marsh — probably getting a drink on the way — and almost bounded into the waterberry grove, eager for a meal. Even in the gray darkness, Pedru could see how thin they were. They looked almost as if one skinny human arm was all t...
There was a horrible smell, for a start, and he could hear his auntie speaking angrily in Russian in the living room. Then he noticed the newspapers spread all over the floor, decorated with little brown currants and round damp patches. He didn’t have to wonder what had been pooping and peeing al...