![The Gift of the Sun: A Tale from South Africa](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1845077873.jpg?itok=sT_LHI0J)
Thulani enjoys sitting in the sun, and he is tired of milking his cow. When he sells his cow to buy a goat, however, his problems are just beginning. What will it take for his luck change? Illustrations are done in a folkart style and filled with little details of South African rural life.
The Gift of the Sun: A Tale from South Africa
![Henry Knox: Bookseller, Soldier, Patriot](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618274855.jpg?itok=w2ZUSBbu)
Henry Knox: Bookseller, Soldier, Patriot
![I'll Pass For Your Comrade: Women Soldiers in the Civil War](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618574913.jpg?itok=oGLVtk7J)
I’ll Pass For Your Comrade: Women Soldiers in the Civil War
![Why?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061561703.jpg?itok=CT39-AMp)
All scientific inquiry begins with a question, something at which Jack is quite adept. He wonders why crackers have holes, why feet stink, why hair doesn’t hurt when cut — and more. Child-like simplicity and expressive illustrations create a satisfying story that can be read on many levels — sure to generate even more inquisitiveness about children’s everyday experiences.
Why?
![White Owl, Barn Owl](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/076364143X.jpg?itok=vYhbVT92)
A child and her grandfather place a wooden box high in a tree near where they have seen owl pellets. As they watch from below, child and adult observe a white barn owl fly into the nest box, call for its mate, and ultimately raise its young. The engaging story is richly illustrated, enhanced by additional information provided in a different typeface.
White Owl, Barn Owl
![The Robin Makes a Laughing Sound: A Birder's Journal](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/158089318X.jpg?itok=OY_iCSL9)
The author has long observed birds and recorded her findings in journals. This handsome book provides a glimpse into those observations combined with a variety of poems about her feathered subjects. Notes about her writing and additional resources are sure to inspire similar activities by young scientists.
The Robin Makes a Laughing Sound: A Birder’s Journal
![Older Than the Stars](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1570917876.jpg?itok=-3s4xpjq)
Bright, angular illustrations almost frantically zoom across pages and combine with the cumulative rhyme (think of “This is the House That Jack Built”) to explain how the earth was formed. It concludes that”…You are as old as the universe itself.” Additional information appears on each horizontal spread. A timeline of the universe and a glossary concludes this effective presentation of a complicated theory.
Older Than the Stars
![Pika: Life in the Rocks](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590788036.jpg?itok=MqMyYbHh)
Planning a visit to the mountains of the American West this summer? If you’re sharp-eyed, you may see a well-camouflaged pika. These 6-8 inch animals are related to hares and rabbits (although in the crisp, expressive pictures they resemble large hamsters!). Color photographs and snappy text provide a fascinating look into pikas’ habitat, behaviors, and predators. Additional information is included at the end of the book.
Pika: Life in the Rocks
![Meet the Howlers](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1570917337.jpg?itok=ZdOg8Naa)
Meet a family of howler monkeys (who get their name from the loud calls they make “Woo-hoo-hoo! AH-UH-OH!”). An engaging, rhyming text that introduces their habits and where they live combines with soft-lined, richly colored illustrations. Additional factual material is presented on each double-page in a different typeface. A map and greater detail conclude this informative, appealing book.
Meet the Howlers
![The Buzz on Bees: Why Are They Disappearing?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/082342247X.jpg?itok=urSA-HRB)
Bees have been around for over 65 million years but have been in decline since early in the 21st century. This scientific mystery is better appreciated with a clearer understanding of the importance of these flying insects to humans. Mystery and background information are presented in handsome photographs and lucid text. Suggested activities are doable as is finding out more from recommended resources.
The Buzz on Bees: Why Are They Disappearing?
![Astroblast: Code Blue](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545121043.jpg?itok=0AsyMoQx)
A Code Blue alarm sounds as a young (monkey) astronaut snoozes in the Astroblast Snack Shack. Other crew members — Apollo, Halley, Sputnik, and Jet — return to address the issue: welcome snacks must be made for their visitors! Readers will enjoy finding things hidden in the colorful illustrations (noted at the bottom of each spread) and just may be inspired to learn more about the origins of the animal crew members’ names.
Astroblast: Code Blue
![Apples for Everyone](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426305230.jpg?itok=WYYL7u2a)
In the Spring, apple blossoms draw buzzing bees. The blossoms slowly grow into apples that are ready to pick in the fall. Younger children can explore apples from seed to table in brief text and stunning photographs. Similarly, children can thank bees in the Spring for their fall jack-o-lanterns, shown from start to finish in Seed, Spout, Pumpkin Pie (opens in a new window).
Apples for Everyone
![All Around the Seasons](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763636940.jpg?itok=HZDxZMH1)
The four seasons come full circle beginning with melting snow and Spring planting, and concluding with cozy, indoor evenings on a snowy Winter night in these rhyming snapshots. Young children will appreciate the recognizable activities and may begin to more closely notice the changes in the weather and activities.
All Around the Seasons
![The Tarantula Scientist](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/061891577X.jpg?itok=8UafLHA3)
The Tarantula Scientist
![Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618916458.jpg?itok=tJIxJFDV)
Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia
![The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/054724892X.jpg?itok=X7FTHk8o)
The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
![The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618494901.jpg?itok=uFPpqQ59)
The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans
![The Snake Scientist](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618111190.jpg?itok=BwFwk53k)
The Snake Scientist
![Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618494170.jpg?itok=_01GK0bs)
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot
![Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618131035.jpg?itok=xytZ8D1b)
Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon
![My Mom](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374400261.jpg?itok=QML5ECql)
“She’s nice, my mom.” Through a child’s words, we meet a mom who can sing like an angel and roar like a lion while taking care of her family in so many different ways. She is indeed a Supermom! Young readers will recognize some of their favorite things about their mothers in the imaginative illustrations of this simple, loving tribute.
My Mom
![Flying South](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060012153.jpg?itok=f52Vy0mZ)
Flying South
![Give Me Liberty](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060744235.jpg?itok=Oh-Ph5mg)
Give Me Liberty
![Home at Last](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1584302720.jpg?itok=bPok7cNS)