![Orangutan](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1847803164.jpg?itok=9Ftu8rJv)
In the rainforest of Sumatra, a baby orangutan is born. Photographs chronicle her life with mother and the baby’s growth. At about five years old, the baby is old enough to live independently though she still occasionally sees her mother. Brief general information about orangutans concludes this accessible photo essay.
Orangutan
![No Monkeys, No Chocolate](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580892876.jpg?itok=kH6qUIse)
Most kids like something chocolate-y, right? But there wouldn’t be chocolate without cocoa beans that come from cocoa pods that rely on insects and other creatures in rainforests — even monkeys! A brief but engaging look at this interconnected habitat is realistically illustrated with informative but humorous asides by bookworms to encourage each page turn.
No Monkeys, No Chocolate
![Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596433787.jpg?itok=8xtZoj5j)
An old woman left her small village to visit her daughter and granddaughter, telling three hungry predators to wait to eat her until she is plumped up on her way back. How the women outwit the bear, fox and tiger is satisfyingly told and handsomely illustrated in saturated color illustrations in this Indian folktale that the author recalls from her childhood.
Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale
![Brush of the Gods](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375870016.jpg?itok=vW3ozwM6)
Inspired by an actual artist, Wu Daozi’s brush created images that seemed to come alive. Travel to ancient China to meet Daozi as he grows from a boy into a muralist for the Emperor. When the mural is finished, legend says that Daozi walks into the paradise he painted. Brief text combines with brush and watercolor illustrations for a memorable look at a legendary Chinese painter.
Brush of the Gods
![Underwear Salesman](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689853254.jpg?itok=3hBZaSk0)
Underwear Salesman
![Take Two!: A Celebration of Twins](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763637025.jpg?itok=BeDMB-_A)
Take Two!: A Celebration of Twins
![National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426310099.jpg?itok=8mNOcaji)
National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry
![Please Bury Me in the Library](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152163875.jpg?itok=9w-0-4Ov)
Please Bury Me in the Library
![Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580892604.jpg?itok=gohLB_jZ)
Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs
![Heroes and She-roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803729251.jpg?itok=dYvk0YNB)
Heroes and She-roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes
![Face Bug](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590789253.jpg?itok=-Ubw0YMW)
Face Bug
![Edgar Allan Poe's Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547513380.jpg?itok=7Rc50Efm)
Well-known poems are recast as puzzlers that can only be solved by using math. From easy to difficult, math and poems are sure to delight both mathematicians and poetry lovers.
Edgar Allan Poe’s Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems
![Crankee Doodle](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547818548.jpg?itok=m9myjAdU)
This unapologetically goofy picture book reveals that the legendary ride to town (and the whole macaroni thing) was all suggested by Mr. Doodle’s overeager pony. A historical note ends this colorful, comical take on a nonsensical old song.
Crankee Doodle
![Hero Dad](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0761457135.jpg?itok=Rmx9dHOK)
Hero Dad
![Hero Mom](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1477816453.jpg?itok=gRjxC0Fg)
Hero Mom
![My Mommy Wears Combat Boots](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/B00BHW5RMG.jpg?itok=3jZvqoCc)
My Mommy Wears Combat Boots
![Memorial Day](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1432940732.jpg?itok=7HZJ-GSM)
Memorial Day
![Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/144245735X.jpg?itok=ys9MDIeM)
Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops
![My Big Brother](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1595720375.jpg?itok=lkf5vxqj)
My Big Brother
![Mr. and Mrs. Portly and their Dog, Snack](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374350892.jpg?itok=yVz-KhgO)
Mr. and Mrs. Portly and their Dog, Snack
![Frank O. Gehry, Outside In](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0789426773.jpg?itok=t8aUXCjY)
Frank O. Gehry, Outside In
![Chuck Close, Up Close](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/078942486X.jpg?itok=-VFo7msd)
Chuck Close, Up Close
![One Is a Drummer: A Book of Numbers](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811837726.jpg?itok=nRrp7c1a)
The Chinese-American girl introduced in Round Is a Mooncake (2000) and Red Is a Dragon (2001, both Chronicle) counts her favorite things. In bouncy verse, she engages in activities with her multicultural friends and family…A glossary gives two-sentence explanations for the Asian elements, from Eight Immortals to mahjong tiles, adding versatility and ethnic interest to the book without intruding on its simplicity. — School Library Journal
One Is a Drummer: A Book of Numbers
![Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375847189.jpg?itok=KIjuxhMa)