Look Up!
Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
Written by Annette LeBlanc Cate
Illustrated by Annette LeBlanc Cate
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $15.99
You don’t have to own binoculars and know a bunch of fancy Latin names to watch birds! No matter where you live, they’re in your neighborhood — just look up.This conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching encourages kids to get outdoors with a sketchbook and really look around. Quirky full-color illustrations portray...
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Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu
Format: eBook, 32 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $4.99
Fans of PBS Kids'
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! are in for a spring-themed (and Easter basket-ready) treat! In
Thump! (the first of two stories in this Deluxe "2 in 1" Book), the Cat and Co. learn how rabbits communicate warnings to each other by thumping...
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Thump!/The Lost Egg (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $4.99
Fans of PBS Kids'
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! are in for a spring-themed (and Easter basket-ready) treat! In
Thump! (the first of two stories in this Deluxe "2 in 1" Book), the Cat and Co. learn how rabbits communicate warnings to each other by thumping...
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Also available as an
eBook.
Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird
A True Story
Written by Stephanie Spinner
Illustrated by Meilo So
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $17.99
In 1977, graduate student Irene Pepperberg walked into a pet store and bought a year-old African grey parrot. Because she was going to study him, she decided to call him Alex--short for Avian Learning EXperiment. At that time, most scientists thought that the bigger the brain, the smarter the creature; they...
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Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird
A True Story
Written by Stephanie Spinner
Illustrated by Meilo So
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $20.99
In 1977, graduate student Irene Pepperberg walked into a pet store and bought a year-old African grey parrot. Because she was going to study him, she decided to call him Alex--short for Avian Learning EXperiment. At that time, most scientists thought that the bigger the brain, the smarter the creature; they...
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Robin, Where Are You?
Written by Harriet Ziefert
Illustrated by Noah Woods
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $17.99
A girl and her grandfather go bird watching in the park with the goal of finding a robin redbreast. Luckily, when it comes to birds, her Grandpa knows just what to look and listen for--from shapes of beaks to squawks and squeaks. But while the robin proves to be elusive, other...
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Just Ducks!
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $15.99
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 there’s a river...
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Face to Face with Penguins
Written by Yva Momatiuk
Photographed by John Eastcott
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $16.95
You’re on the South Georgia Islands, a remote, icy place, with nobody around for miles and milesexcept several thousand penguin friends, that is. Stunning photographs by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott lead you into a mass of birds as they waddle across rock and sand, so clumsy on land, so graceful...
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Face to Face with Penguins
Written by Yva Momatiuk
Photographed by John Eastcott
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $25.90
You’re on the South Georgia Islands, a remote, icy place, with nobody around for miles and milesexcept several thousand penguin friends, that is. Stunning photographs by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott lead you into a mass of birds as they waddle across rock and sand, so clumsy on land, so graceful...
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White Owl, Barn Owl with Audio
Read, Listen, & Wonder
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Michael Foreman
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $8.99
This vibrant new book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life.
Each paperback title in the series includes a CD that features:
- an engaging read-aloud with sound effects
- a segment focusing on fascinating facts
- a read-along opportunity guided by prompts
A young girl and her grandfather look...
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White Owl, Barn Owl with Audio, Peggable
Read, Listen, & Wonder
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Michael Foreman
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $9.99
This vibrant new book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life.
Each paperback title in the series includes a CD that features:
- an engaging read-aloud with sound effects
- a segment focusing on fascinating facts
- a read-along opportunity guided by prompts
A young girl and her grandfather look...
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Alphabet Bird Collection
Illustrated by Shellie Ogilvy
Format: Hardcover, 56 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $16.95
In
Alphabet Bird Collection, each letter of the alphabet is represented by a different bird, including Eagle, Kingfisher, Quetzal, Tern, and Varied Thrush. Each letter and bird is featured on a full-page spread, featuring an original painting from New Mexico-based artist Shelli Ogilvy. Also included for each bird is a poetic...
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White Owl, Barn Owl
Read and Wonder
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Michael Foreman
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $6.99
"Few children now have access to the open woodlands and grasslands
frequented by barn owls, but they can all enjoy the magic of the bird thanks to this lovely introduction." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A young girl and her grandfather look for a barn owl night after night. Will a distinctive heart-shaped...
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The Cuckoo's Haiku
and Other Birding Poems
Written by Michael J. Rosen
Illustrated by Stan Fellows
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $17.99
A joyful primer on the pleasures of bird-watching merges haiku, notes for identifying species, and exquisite watercolor illustrations.In spare and graceful words, poet and birder Michael J. Rosen captures
the forecasting call of the mysterious cuckoo as well as essential characteristics of more than twenty commonly seen North American birds. This artfully...
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The Emperor's Egg with Audio, Peggable
Read, Listen, & Wonder
Written by Martin Jenkins
Illustrated by Jane Chapman
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $9.99
Introducing READ, LISTEN, & WONDER now in peggable, polybagged format.
This vibrant book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life.
Each paperback title in the series includes a CD that features:
* an engaging read-aloud with sound effects
* a read-along opportunity guided by prompts
* a segment focusing on...
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The World of Penguins
Written by Evelyne Daigle
Illustrated by Daniel Grenier
Translated by Genevieve Wright
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $12.95
Journey south of the equator to the cold-water currents of South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica, where seventeen different types of penguins reside.
An early explorer wrote, “We came across a multitude of strange birds. They could not fly, but ran quickly enough to get away from us…. Nature appears to...
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How to Heal a Broken Wing
Written by Bob Graham
Illustrated by Bob Graham
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $16.99
In a spare urban fable, Bob Graham brings us one small boy, one loving family, and one miraculous story of hope and healing."No one saw the bird fall."
In a city full of hurried people, only young Will notices the bird lying hurt on the ground. With the help of his sympathetic...
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The Emperor's Egg with Audio
Read, Listen, & Wonder
Written by Martin Jenkins
Illustrated by Jane Chapman
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $8.99
Introducing READ, LISTEN, & WONDER!
This vibrant book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life.
Each paperback title in the series includes a CD that features:
* an engaging read-aloud with sound effects
* a read-along opportunity guided by prompts
* a segment focusing on fascinating facts
Can you imagine spending...
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Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City
Written by Janet Schulman
Illustrated by Meilo So
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $16.99
The birdwatchers of Central Park were buzzing–a young red-tailed hawk had been spotted, would he stay? The bird they dubbed Pale Male not only stayed, he became one of New York City’s most famous residents. Pale Male and his mate built their nest near the top of one of Fifth Avenue’s...
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White Owl, Barn Owl
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Michael Foreman
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2007
Price: $16.99
An award-winning author and illustrator swoop into the wondrous world of the barn owl.A young girl and her grandfather look for a barn owl night after night. Will a distinctive heart-shaped face appear at the window? Michael Foreman’s lush, intimate paintings are a perfect companion to Nicola Davies’s lyrical text featuring...
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The World of Penguins
Written by Evelyne Daigle
Illustrated by Daniel Grenier
Translated by Genevieve Wright
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2007
Price: $18.95
Journey south of the equator to the cold-water currents of South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica, where seventeen different types of penguins reside.
An early explorer wrote, “We came across a multitude of strange birds. They could not fly, but ran quickly enough to get away from us…. Nature appears to...
Read more >