![Feeding Time at the Zoo](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375971904.jpg?itok=5lpia8Su)
Beginning readers will appreciate the easy language and color photographs that describe necessary preparations and what zookeepers then feed animals. Children are shown at a petting zoo and eating a snack themselves in the book’s final images.
Feeding Time at the Zoo
![Discover More: Birds](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545667739.jpg?itok=F1TFxB3T)
Bird basics — from characteristics to colors — are briefly introduced in an attractive, accessible package. In addition to a table of contents, glossary and index, this series provides additional material on birding (bird-watching) via an online, downloadable book.
Discover More: Birds
![Creature Colors](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452116687.jpg?itok=O_-snhcQ)
Each dramatic photograph of an animal (such as a pink flamingo) on a white background is accompanied by one word: its color. In Creature Numbers (opens in a new window), Animals from 1 to 10 bounce, swim, and pose on the equally open pages of a companion book for a fine, fun introduction to basic concepts.
Creature Colors
![Animal School: What Class Are You?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823430456.jpg?itok=V88S4hiX)
This look at vertebrates glimpses mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians though rhyming couplets and attractive, textured woodcuts. A brief outline of characteristics and examples in each category and further resources are also included.
Animal School: What Class Are You?
![The Camping Trip That Changed America](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803737106.jpg?itok=zUdX3rKe)
Caldecott medalist Mordicai Gerstein captures the majestic redwoods of Yosemite in this little-known but important story from our nation’s history. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt joined naturalist John Muir on a trip to Yosemite. Camping by themselves in the uncharted woods, the two men saw sights and held discussions that would ultimately lead to the establishment of our National Parks. [Good Reads]
The Camping Trip That Changed America
![Who Can Jump?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763667536.jpg?itok=j1zS8eUS)
Who can jump? Lift the flap to see small animals in action ending with “YOU can jump!” Bold, uncluttered illustrations and repeated language are sure to absorb young children. The same format is used in the equally engaging Who Can Swim? (opens in a new window)
Who Can Jump?
![What If You Had Animal Hair?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545630851.jpg?itok=mMbc5-IT)
Animals and people both have hair. Photographs of animals and droll illustrations of kids with that hair on opposing pages provide a light, humorous, and surprisingly informative look at different animals — and of course, hair.
What If You Had Animal Hair?
![Montessori: Map Work](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419709348.jpg?itok=_CFvy0Cl)
“Our world is made of land and water.” The land is called continents; the water oceans. Select animals that live on each continent are presented on sturdy, textured pages that will hold up to multiple readings and handling by young children while providing a visually appealing introduction to maps and animals.
Montessori: Map Work
![Lucky Dog: Twelve Tales of Rescued Dogs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545554519.jpg?itok=4ENk0dn2)
Dog lovers — and those who aren’t — are sure to be touched by twelve short stories about shelter dogs that find just the right home. Written by various authors, each story is different but each will resonate with sophisticated readers (or listeners) in this varied short story collection.
Lucky Dog: Twelve Tales of Rescued Dogs
![I Spy in the Sky](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763668400.jpg?itok=KFg8VnbI)
Die-cuts let readers ‘spy’ a portion of an animal while text provides clues as to what it might be. With the turn of the page the entire bird is portrayed. Basic characteristics and attractive illustrations provide an informative glimpse of a variety of fowl while playing a variant of a familiar game.
I Spy in the Sky
![Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375858881.jpg?itok=Hw_unN14)
Most elephant seals live in the ocean but one prefers the Avon River in Christchurch, New Zealand. Though the townspeople try to relocate Elizabeth, the huge seal finds her way back three times to the delight of many, especially a boy named Michael. Based on a true story, this well-told fictionalized account is expressively illustrated.
Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas
![Dolphins](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545627389.jpg?itok=kMmaOXdh)
Splendid photographs are used along with a crisp, easier to read narrative to introduce dolphins, water-dwelling mammals. A glossary, index and access to additional online material complete this appealing and edifying title.
Dolphins
![Daytime Nighttime](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805097511.jpg?itok=Q8vSrGKm)
Richly hued, lush, realistic illustrations answer the question of what a child might see during the day: a sun-dappled bird, butterfly, or beaver perhaps. At night, there could be a bat or a firefly in moonlight, and a teddy bear as she snuggles into bed.
Daytime Nighttime
![Information Graphics: Animal Kingdom](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763671223.jpg?itok=DqCj4xRH)
An eclectic collection of factoids about animals is presented in an eye-catching, brightly colored format that uses graphic art or “infographics.” The result is a fetching book sure to engage sophisticated readers as they dip in and out.
Information Graphics: Animal Kingdom
![About Birds / Sobre los parjaros](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561457833.jpg?itok=OFfBfAkw)
Handsome, realistic illustrations accompanied by straightforward information about North American birds encourage children to observe birds closely. Additional information about characteristics and bird identification concludes this attractive and informative book.
About Birds / Sobre los parjaros
![Tyler Makes a Birthday Cake](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062047604.jpg?itok=oPLHvDKA)
When Tyler forgets his dog’s birthday, he goes to Mr. Baker to learn how to bake a cake. There the boy learns about where the ingredients for a carrot cake originate. Childlike illustrations provide information and humorous asides from Tofu, the dog. Tyler’s DOG carrot cake recipe is included.
Tyler Makes a Birthday Cake
![The Open Ocean](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452127018.jpg?itok=AbmeGUId)
Guess whose silhouette? Find out with a lift of a flap. Examine a close-up, lift the tab and up pops a small ocean-dwelling creature. Put pages together to see an entire fish. The large format and sturdy pages with meticulous illustrations engage, surprise, and hold lots of information for readers.
The Open Ocean
![Milo and Millie](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763667838.jpg?itok=mLtEACvI)
Before Milo and his teddy go to bed, they have an imaginative bath time adventure in a boat, sailing past a busy city, through a storm and more. Soft illustrations communicate the gentle nature of their jaunt. Easy instructions for Milo’s folded paper boat are sure to inspire bathtub explorations and experiments.
Milo and Millie
![The Legend of Lightning and Thunder](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/192709528X.jpg?itok=q4y-6RHB)
Orphaned siblings could travel no farther without food and so while camp folk were distracted, the children grabbed meat to eat and a caribou skin and flint with which to play. To avoid punishment, they hid in the sky where they play to this day. And so it is that there is thunder and lightning. The Arctic and its residents are evoked in swirling illustrations and a straightforward telling of an appealing traditional tale.
The Legend of Lightning and Thunder
![How Does My Garden Grow?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1782500375.jpg?itok=AjfSBGy9)
Sophie lives in a big city but eagerly anticipates summer at her grandparents. There, she learns about growing vegetables and gardens as she prepares, plants, observes and harvests. Realistic illustrations show an entire scene as well as close-ups on each double page spread.
How Does My Garden Grow?
![Green Is a Chile Pepper](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452102031.jpg?itok=JNRTPkoM)
Colors introduce foods and more Mexico and other Spanish-speaking counties. Naïve style illustrations accompany bouncy rhymes that incorporate Spanish words; all colors appear in both Spanish and English.
Green Is a Chile Pepper
![Ants](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1620310503.jpg?itok=jC9Opf9H)
Clear photographs in a colorful format combine with brief information to provide an introduction to ants. A photo-glossary, index and an age-appropriate website for more information extends the use and appeal of this book (and the series).
Ants
![Kofi and His Magic](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0517704536.jpg?itok=iaIwfXDg)
A young Ashanti boy invites readers to visit his West African village, famous for fine kente cloth, and to share his “magic” — a masterful imagination. Kofi is an engaging scamp whose vivid “daydreams” that transport him to other places will speak to children everywhere and present them with a clear vision of his beloved West African world. [School Library Journal]
Kofi and His Magic
![Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688164153.jpg?itok=wK5VC1JU)
African-American poetry and art take wing and soar in this collection compiled by Belinda Rochelle. Poets and artists such as Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Rita Dove, Countee Cullen, Jacob Lawrence, and Paul Lawrence Dunbar powerfully explore themes of slavery, racism, and black pride, among many others. Named as one of the New York Public Library’s “100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.”