Synopsis: Howl like a wolf pup! March like a penguin! With this fetching and innovative alphabet book, children can imitate twenty-six different animals as they box, leap, and stretch their way from A to Z. Sparkling photographic montages pair human children and wild creatures in powerful, energetic poses, while easy-to-chant verses explain the behaviors shown in each picture. An action-rhyme book with a difference, this is a spontaneous celebration of…

Synopsis: Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the feet of ducks, caterpillars, geckos, flickers, tree frogs, black bears, and snails.

Synopsis: Pairs of fiction and nonfiction books share high-interest topics and encourage children to compare and contrast, distinguish between fact and fiction, and make the transition between fiction and nonfiction reading strategies.

Synopsis: Provides information on a number of different animals--mammals, birds, reptiles, insects--that are an endangered species in the wild, and includes information on their habitats and population. Includes glossary and organizations to contact for further information.

Synopsis: Discusses the different animals living in the city.

Synopsis: While watching winter’s snows blanket the Earth, what child hasn’t wondered, ‘What will the rabbits do? Or the birds?’ This wonderfully simple Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science book explains the many ways animals have of coping with harsh weather. Helen K. Davie’s elegant illustrations perfectly evoke the season.

Synopsis: A learn-to-read story about animal sounds.

Synopsis: Ride along with trucker Jill and her dog as they add up the animals zooming by. But these are no ordinary animals, and they're bound for a surprise destination!Ride along with trucker Jill and her dog as they add up the animals passing by on other trucks. But these are no ordinary animals, and theyre bound for a surprise destination! Lively illustrations by R.W. Alley make adding truckloads of fun.

Synopsis: Children book about the zoon

Synopsis: Learn about animals and their amazing superpowers in this photographic comic-inspired reader!Think superpowers only exist with superheroes in comics and movies? You're so wrong! With ANIMAL SUPERPOWERS, young readers will learn all about the amazing things animals do every day--things we normally think are impossible. Can you imagine being so strong you could lift over 1000 times your own weight? Or being so fast you could outrun a speeding…

Synopsis: Breakfast as usual for Anna--the same cereal in the same bowl and the same mug for cocoa. That's what Anna thinks, until the cornflakes box starts shaking and out pops the Little Green Dragon. Full color.

Synopsis: Annie's beloved cat disappears into the forest one cold winter day, and Annie soon becomes distraught and lonely without her companion. She then sets out to find herself another animal friend. Brett's exquisite and clever illustrations and use of borders captivate young readers and listeners.

Synopsis: Does a polka-dotted sock match a striped sock? Young children will learn about matching, an important early math skill, as a lonely striped sock searches the house for its mate. They will may even be inspired to practice this skill in their own sock drawers! Best Children's Science Books 1997 (Science Books and Films)

Synopsis: Sam, a puppy, discovers the world around her.

Synopsis: Today is a perfect day for Cat, Dog, Chickadee, and Squirrel. Cat is lounging among the daffodils. Dog is sitting in the wading pool, deep in the cool water. Chickadee is eating fresh seed from the birdfeeder. Squirrel is munching on his very own corncob. Today is a perfect day in Bert's backyard. Until Bear comes along, that is. Bear crushes the daffodils, drinks the pool water, and happily gobbles up the birdseed and corncob. Today was a…