![Snakes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545206383.jpg?itok=Ozlv17h8)
Snakes are presented through up-close and personal image and text for and engaging, informative look at a host of colorful and handsome reptiles. The photographer, also a biologist, concludes with insight into his experiences photographing the sometimes uncooperative subjects.
Snakes
![Ringtale: Miner's Cat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1617725803.jpg?itok=cxRtAMZV)
Who was the uninvited guest found munching in a California office? It was a ringtail! Though sometimes called a cat, the small, winsome mammal is related to the raccoon. Meet David Hyatt as he studies ringtail habits and habitat, all presented in affable text and striking color photos.
Ringtale: Miner’s Cat
![Meat-Eating Plants: Toothless Wonders](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1617725897.jpg?itok=NvtaaTcF)
Stunning full-color photographs and crisp text introduce plants that gain nutrients by capturing unsuspecting insects and small animals. Locations where they grow are placed on maps, brief experiments, and additional resources conclude this engaging look at hungry plants.
Meat-Eating Plants: Toothless Wonders
![Make Your Mark: The Drawing Book for Children](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/184976011X.jpg?itok=6lAY9RVQ)
Making a mark is easy, just do it! literally. Beginning with tools of the trade (paper, pens, etc.), children are encouraged to explore the language and techniques of drawing. From basic to sophisticated, the brief text and black/white illustration are sure to engage while they inform.
Make Your Mark: The Drawing Book for Children
![The Hero of Little Street](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596437294.jpg?itok=53RyHPfo)
A red-shirted boy is pursued by boys angered when their soccer ball winds up in a fountain. He takes refuge in an art museum which begins a fantastical adventure involving paintings-come-to-life, a wicked butcher, a dog, and lasting friendship — all through expressive, comic illustrations.
The Hero of Little Street
![A Place for Bats](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561456241.jpg?itok=MrQyD9xu)
The benefits of human actions to help bat survival are introduced in this readable, realistically illustrated and well-sourced introduction. A variety of bats are included with their range identified on clear maps.
A Place for Bats
![Kunu's Basket: A Story from Indian Island](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0884483304.jpg?itok=l81xgSPp)
Kunu’s Basket: A Story from Indian Island
![Henry's First-Moon Birthday](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689822944_0.jpg?itok=Y_fy-0_P)
Henry’s First-Moon Birthday
![My Mother Is So Smart](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142425362.jpg?itok=WEuZ9ivR)
The narrator knows his mom is special by the way she does regular Mom things (like changing a diaper) but more. She also drives an old truck and teaches her son to dance the polka. The author/illustrator’s homage to his mom will be appreciated by mothers everywhere.
My Mother Is So Smart
![Strega Nona's Gift](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399256490.jpg?itok=B39Rak6Q)
Join Strega Nona and Big Anthony for holidays in Calabria (Italy) where feasts, food, and fun abound from early December to Epiphany. Of course, Big Anthony gets into trouble, but all ends well in this cheerful holiday offering with these enduring characters.
Strega Nona’s Gift
![Fin M'coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823403858.jpg?itok=dGHkchgq)
DePaola uses humor and verve to retell the traditional Irish tale of how Ireland’s Fin M’coul – with the help of his wife – outwits an even bigger giant and creates the topography of Ireland. Characteristic illustrations add to the outsized fun.
Fin M’coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill
![The Birds of Bethlehem](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399257802.jpg?itok=A8OrulCP)
A range of colorful birds share what they see in Bethlehem on the night of the Nativity, including the child and mother. Soft color and gentle line – characteristic of dePaola – and fluid text present a warm Christmas story.
The Birds of Bethlehem
![The Letter Home](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1932425500.jpg?itok=yS5p2Sim)
A medic writes his son about his time in Europe in 1918 during the First World War. The man tells his son that he wanted to wait until he could also say he was coming home. Understated text combines with black/white line drawings for a sophisticated, evocative, and touching glimpse of war, sure to generate conversation between readers.
The Letter Home
![Biscuit Is Thankful](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0694015199.jpg?itok=OhuSHMSY)
Biscuit, a small yellow puppy, is grateful for many things. He appreciates his little girl, their daily walks, and more. Straightforward illustrations and the clear-cut narrative presented on sturdy pages is just right to share with younger children.
Biscuit Is Thankful
![Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547199457.jpg?itok=ouYkgTB6)
Tony Sarge grew from a boy who liked to figure out how to make things move to the man who invented marionettes controlled from below. It was Sarge who invented huge “articulating” balloons that have been the focus of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1928. Mixed media art combines with lively text to present Tony Sarge, his creativity, and contributions.
Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade
![Splat Says Thank You](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061978744.jpg?itok=H2Lke9A_)
Splat, a likeable, fuzzy cat is grateful for many things, especially his friend Seymour. To show him, Splat makes more than a card; he makes a thank you book! Expressive, textured illustrations on open backgrounds show Splat’s range of emotions as he thinks about his buddy.
Splat Says Thank You
![The Composition](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0888995504.jpg?itok=ZZo5W7O9)
The Composition
![The Skirt](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440409241.jpg?itok=9_4qcQkg)
The Skirt
![Love, Amalia](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1442424028.jpg?itok=9N0G6oDl)
Love, Amalia
![All for the Better: A Story of El Barrio](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811480607_0.jpg?itok=QGi7GbRE)
A biography of Evelina Antonetty, a Puerto Rican immigrant who helped people in Spanish Harlem during the Depression. During the dark days of the Great Depression, eleven-year-old Evelina Lopez leaves Puerto Rico to live with an aunt in New York City. Evelina learns that one person can make a difference as she adjusts to life in her new home.
All for the Better: A Story of El Barrio
![The Day It Snowed Tortillas](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0938317768.jpg?itok=JD6D2Jeo)
The Day It Snowed Tortillas
![Star in the Forest](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/037585410X.jpg?itok=XB0t1IeV)
Star in the Forest
![My Land Sings: Stories from the Río Grande](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0380729024.jpg?itok=wicGhaKT)
My Land Sings: Stories from the Río Grande
![The Circuit](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395979021.jpg?itok=5UIIswv1)