Showing 1–7 of 7 titles
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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
A sweetly illustrated concept book that informs from cover to cover through the lens of a contemporary family. From shape to smell, readers learn how shared traditions of fry bread transcend land, tribal nations, and time. With extensive supporting notes, Fry Bread is both joyful celebration and an important cultural history. -
Hey, Water!
Hey, Water! celebrates water in its many forms and pathways, speaking to the youngest reader with simple--but not simplistic--language, clear labels, contrasting colors, and varied scale that convey accurate information on every page. Supporting diagrams and a note on conservation expand this concept book for a broader audience. -
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
The life cycle of a worker honeybee, including the many roles she plays within her colony, unfold alongside detailed, closeup illustrations.
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I Face the Wind
A Vicki Cobb Science Play book, I Face the Wind asks the young to think like scientists as it leads them through experiments and observations about wind. Cobb's simple text and Gorton's dynamic illustrations invite participation.- Nonfiction, Science
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2004 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780688178406
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Lightship
In simple, stately prose that perfectly complements his luminous watercolors, Floca introduces the lightship Ambrose, its crew and cat. Masterful use of the historical present tense, deft, humorous touches and detailed endpapers engage young children while acknowledgments and notes in the book, fore and aft, provide context.- Nonfiction, Social Sciences
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2008 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781416924364
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Locomotive
Accompany a family on an unforgettable weeklong train trip from Omaha to Sacramento in 1869. Flowing, detailed blank verse text and warm, thoroughly researched illustrations fuel the adventure. ALL ABOARD! for this stunning aural and visual celebration of early rail travel. -
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