Showing 1–37 of 37 titles
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Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics.
The animal kingdom is presented in easy-to-understand, colorful infrographics that allow the reader to appreciate the world of animals by comparing and contrasting one species to another.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2017
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780544630925
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Beavers
Wit and fact intertwine in an enjoyable guide to the frequently overlooked beaver.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2019
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780544949874
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The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs
Ken Nedimyer's single-minded passion for restoring the ocean's coral reefs is reflected through riveting illustrations and accessible narrative.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Biography
- Notable Children's Books 2019
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781452133508
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Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild
Thimmesh explains the work of a Giant Panda conservation project in the Wolong Nature Reserve in China, which uses a three-stage program to create a self-sustaining population in the wild. Complementing her thoughtful, engagingly written text are many arrestingly adorable, colorful photographs of pandas in training and in the wild. -
A Chicken Followed Me Home! Questions and Answers about a Familiar Fowl
Whether they own chickens or not, young readers will use this handy guide to answer their basic questions about the familiar fowl.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781481410281
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Coyote Moon
Striving to feed her pups, a coyote hunts in the moonlight until dawn. This strikingly illustrated, nonfiction offering holds many facts and celebrates this skilled predator.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2017
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781626720411
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Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals
This nonfiction picture book explores the variety of accommodations built around the world so that animals can safely access areas encroached upon by humans.
- Nonfiction, Animals, Social Sciences, Nature
- Notable Children's Books 2021
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781534465794
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The Elephant Scientist
Power-packed photos and prose transport readers to the dusty world of African elephants and a woman who studies such large mysteries as how they use their feet and trunks to communicate with other animals and sense distant thunder. Throughout, O'Connell, Jackson, and Rodwell keep readers constantly engaged with curiosity sparked by the latest discoveries from the field.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2012 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780547053448
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Fabulous Frogs
Frogs of all sizes and colors, bearing a variety of unique characteristics, hop through this beautiful nonfiction picture book.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2017
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780763681005
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Giant Squid
Poetic text and lush oil paintings immerse readers in a suspenseful deep-sea investigation of the elusive giant squid, exploring what is known – and what remains unknown – about this fascinating marine creature. -
Hello, Bumblebee Bat
Nine questions and answers introduce the world's smallest bat in “Hello, Bumblebee Bat,” an informational book for emerging readers. Straightforward text pops out of a sparse background allowing this little mammal to describe its habitat and characteristics in an intriguing and accessible way.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2008 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781570913747
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Hippos Are Huge!
The hippo, with its monstrous jaw and razor-sharp tusks, is the most dangerous animal in Africa. Filled with fascinating facts about the fierce, but sometimes playful, hippopotamus.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780763665920
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How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up in the African Wild
Expressive and immersive illustrations invite readers to witness the miracle of a newborn elephant learning how to walk, smell, communicate, and eat.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2018
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781626721784
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The Hyena Scientist
Montgomery profiles biologist Kay Holekamp at her research camp in Masai Mara, Kenya, where she studies the social structure, communication, biology, and habits of spotted hyenas.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9780544635111
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If You Take Away the Otter
What happens to an entire habitat when a single element is depleted by hunters? Through striking illustrations, the role of sea otters over time in the Pacific Coast of North America is explored in detail.
- Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Nature
- Notable Children's Books 2021
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780763689346
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In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More than 500 Million Years
Short, pithy poems and dynamic illustrations take the reader through 500 million years of life on earth.
- Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Poetry
- Notable Children's Books 2019
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780763660734
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Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
“Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot,” published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company,is an inspiring call to action. This visually appealing and engaging book takes readers on an unforgettable journey to New Zealand. Naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife photographer Nic Bishop document the successes and failures of the rescue team dedicated to saving a species of flightless parrot numbering fewer than 100.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2011 (Medal Winner)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780618494170
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Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
This spirited, accessible introduction to the art and science of birding features immersive, fact-filled cartoon art punctuated with tongue-in-beak bird commentary via word bubbles and humorous asides. Cate's can-do tone empowers children and reminds them that they too can be citizen scientists if they only, "Look Up!"- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2014 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780763645618
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Mad about Monkeys
Learn about more than 250 species of monkeys from around the world through a series of warm illustrations and fascinating facts.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781909263574
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Minn of the Mississippi
Over a twenty-five-year period a snapping turtle makes her way from the source of the Mississippi to the Delta. Along the way she encounters a variety of adventures, lays eggs as she grows older, and introduces readers to the varied people, places, and wildlife along the river.- Fiction, Animals, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1952 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780395175781
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Moonbird
B95, a four-ounce shorebird, is the subject of a fast-paced tale of endurance. Photographs of the bird are crisp; maps are sharp and well-drawn. From start to finish, Hoose inspires the reader with awe—and worry—for this tiny natural wonder.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2013 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780374304683
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The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea
A dozen intriguing sea animals in the ocean explain their unique characteristics. Readers are invited to choose which is the most amazing.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780805099614
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My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal
Webb deftly uses illustrated journal entries to document her participation in a two-month expedition to Antarctica to study Adelie penguins in 1996. She includes absorbing details of daily life for a scientist in the field, as well as the life and behavior of penguins. Clear prose and engaging illustrations done in watercolor, gouache and graphite convey how an ornithologist works and lives in the field.- Nonfiction, Animals, Environment, Nature
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780395922910
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Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands
With vivid paintings and clear, accessible text, Roy creates a heart-stopping look at what great white sharks do best—hunt for their next meal.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2015 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781596438743
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Nic Bishop Spiders
Even the squeamish will be awed by Bishop's oversized, dramatic and vibrant up-close color photographs of more than a dozen types of spiders in “Nic Bishop Spider.” His compelling, conversational and knowledgeable text provides basic information and startling facts which all ages will relish.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2008 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780439877565
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Odd Beasts
Simple rhyming sentences and bold art introduce readers to a variety of fascinating and unusual animals in this nonfiction board book.
- Animals, Poetry
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781419742224
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Odder
Inspired by true events, this novel in verse tells of a curious sea otter who is rehabilitated after nearly dying. Unfit for life in the wild, she begins to foster orphaned otter pups.
- Fiction, Animals, Verse Novel
- Notable Children's Books 2023
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781250147424
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Parrots over Puerto Rico
“Parrots over Puerto Rico,” published by LEE & LOW BOOKS Inc., is the story of the rescue and return of the Puerto Rican parrot, a species once so abundant it blotted out the sun. Through the efforts of a valiant, dedicated and committed team of scientists and island residents the fate of this native bird is now inching out of extinction.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2014 (Medal Winner)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781620140048
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Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
Biologist Lisa Dabek and her multinational team search for the beautiful, elusive Matschie's tree kangaroo in the cloud forests of Papua New Guinea in “Quest for the Tree Kangaroo.” Dramatic color photographs vividly portray the quest for this remarkable animal through the mysteriously foggy forest. This is the third Montgomery and Bishop award-winning Scientists in the Field title.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2007 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780618496419
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Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem
Newman invites readers into a modern science mystery: an amazing discovery about sea otters that gave scientists insight into the delicate balance of ecosystems.
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Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill
Endlessly entertaining, this is a scientific look into the world of roadkill and how it informs statistics, news, and environmental challenges.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9781681199009
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Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate
Using comparisons and contrasts, this engaging nonfiction title introduces young readers to estivation, the summertime equivalent of hibernation.
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The Tarantula Scientist
Montgomery's vigorous and sometimes humorous text, enlivened by Bishop's striking color close-up photography, introduces field scientist Sam Marshall and his hairy subjects. This team effort is an irresistible invitation to real scientific work.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2005 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780618147991
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The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk
Great Auks, flightless birds resembling penguins, were prolific in the icy waters of the northern Atlantic until human hunters, egg collectors, and climate change led to their extinction.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2017
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781554988655
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Vulture View
In “Vulture View,” rhyming lyrical text, juxtaposed with dramatic textured collage come together in an innovative combination of science and poetry for new readers. Spare text placed on vivid backgrounds introduces new readers to a day in the life of turkey vultures.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2008 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780805075571
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Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator
An exciting nonfiction look at the carnivorous wolfsnail trapping and devouring its victim, this science book uses bold block type against a white background to enhance the ease of reading. The magnified, detailed photographs and playful, informative text will amaze and attract readers.- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2009 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781590785546
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Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle’s Incredible Journey Home
Following loggerhead sea turtle Yoshi’s 25,000-mile journey home after 20 years of captive rehabilitation, this informational picture book utilizes lyrical text, maps, and infographics.
- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Notable Children's Books 2023
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780063060982