![The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Mud-Slinging Moles](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0449810194.jpg?itok=7itLh80J)
In the latest installments, beaver brothers Ace and Bub confront moles who are attempting to bury the island in mud. In their next adventure, the dynamic duo returns peace to the island when issues arise between the bunnies and birds. The comic book format enhances the over-the-top but good-natured silliness and fun.
The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Mud-Slinging Moles
![Musk Ox Counts](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596437987.jpg?itok=CYL_4GMC)
Zebra wants to create a traditional counting book but his buddy, Musk Ox, is not cooperating at all! Instead, Musk Ox adds and subtracts animals, much to Zebra’s chagrin but sure to delight readers while challenging their counting and visual acuity! This is a worthy and equally funny companion to A is for Musk Ox (Roaring Brook, 2012).
Musk Ox Counts
![Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763659312.jpg?itok=-6mMHsj7)
Bright colors and simple patterns on sturdy pages present simple images of familiar farm animals, enhanced by textured paper. On the opposite side of each page is a pattern that incorporates the animal.
Farm
![Whiskers, Tails and Wings: Animal Folktales from Mexico](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580893724.jpg?itok=8ihZBt59)
What do a cricket, a turtle, an opossum, a flea, and a frog have in common? Each are featured in a story that comes from one of the indigenous people that live in Mexico. Fluid retellings combine with information about the natives from whose culture the tales were drawn. A glossary and where to go for additional information and sources are included in this attractively illustrated book.
Whiskers, Tails and Wings: Animal Folktales from Mexico
![The Tortoise and the Hare](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316183563.jpg?itok=KCcdk7Wk)
The familiar fable of competition between a speedy, arrogant hare and a plodding, perseverant tortoise is retold in dramatic, highly detailed illustrations by the artist of the Caldecott winner, The Lion and the Mouse (opens in a new window). Here, too, few words are needed to reveal the setting and different personalities of the main characters and the animals who watch the race, in this altogether handsome telling.
The Tortoise and the Hare
![The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439915015.jpg?itok=t3RnvyGD)
Two of three pigs, paid for their work by the Florida-bound farmer, enjoy chips and “sody-pop” more than a sturdy home. Only one is smart enough to grow healthy food and with her pay build a brick house with a pool. This funny, nonviolent riff on a familiar tale makes a gentle comment about healthy food and hygiene and its impact on huffing and puffing!
The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf
![Prairie Chicken Little](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561456942.jpg?itok=qgpLd89P)
A prairie chicken named Mary McBlinken, “heard a rumbling and a grumbling and a tumbling” fearing that “a stampede’s a comin’!” Others join her to alert Cowboy Stan and Red Dog Dan to the impending danger. Almost sidetracked by a tricky coyote, Stan and Dan save the day and stop the rumbling of Mary’s tummy. A take-off of “Chicken Little” is made even more humorous by rib-tickling illustrations.
Prairie Chicken Little
![The Crocodile and the Scorpion](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596434945.jpg?itok=oTwxCzu6)
Two friendless creatures with “brains no bigger than a pebble” vow not to hurt the other. But when the crocodile takes the scorpion to the other side of the river, there is little doubt that they both wind up at the bottom of the “big, brilliant blue river.” A brief telling of a little-known fable combines with abstract, angular and brilliantly colored illustrations for a memorable tale.
The Crocodile and the Scorpion
![Busy-Busy Little Chick](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374347468.jpg?itok=Oz5HxBUb)
Little Chick is not distracted like his mother, Mama Nsoso. He only chases tasty treats after their ilome, a warm new home of grass and mud, for his family is complete. This lively telling based on a fable told by Nkundo people of Central Africa is illustrated with swirling, animated illustrations, complementing the alliterative, onomatopoeic language.
Busy-Busy Little Chick
![Alone in the Forest](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/8192317153.jpg?itok=pEPG5Poc)
Musa ventures out alone for the first time to collect firewood, where a loud noise and the dark forest frighten him. A squirrel and a cow calm the panicky boy who returns home safely without any wood — but with a good story to tell. Highly stylized folk art effectively conveys Musa’s emotions in a fast-paced story and introducing a tradition of central India.
Alone in the Forest
![The Mystery of Darwin's Frog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590788648.jpg?itok=s6jbdYmT)
Charles Darwin came across a distinctive frog in Chile during his ventures on the Beagle. The exceptional characteristics and the mysteries it created are presented in engaging text, photographs and notable, realistic collage illustrations. Additional resources are included.
The Mystery of Darwin’s Frog
![Paul Thurlby's Wildlife](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763665630.jpg?itok=cuvOtfgj)
Interesting factual tidbits inspired imaginative animal portraits. The strong graphic design on large pages encourages close reading so that “while the creatures …may look a little silly, they are all based on real animal facts.”
Paul Thurlby’s Wildlife
![Monkey Colors](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1570917426.jpg?itok=TELgKSjX)
Meet different kinds of monkeys — all of which come in many colors — shown in crisply lined, full-color illustration and brief text. Additional information about each of the 12 monkeys introduced and a world map concludes this brief, enticing introduction.
Monkey Colors
![Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452107149.jpg?itok=EZdvr3BY)
In one lifetime, creatures presented will grow or show one behavior repeatedly. Limited text combines with textured illustration to reveal these estimates from one papery spider egg sac to a thousand baby seahorses. Animal and math information conclude this unique glimpse of animals.
Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives
![If You Were a Panda Bear](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061950904.jpg?itok=tRrb9Yo9)
Meet a panda, moon bear, sloth bear, sun bear, and other kinds (plus a teddy bear) in simple rhyming text and gentle illustrations. Bear facts and where to find additional information conclude this easy informational picture book.
If You Were a Panda Bear
![Eat Like a Bear](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805090398.jpg?itok=yGsas-9i)
Rhythmic text and lush illustrations invite young readers (or listeners) to eat like a bear from April until midwinter. Textured illustrations and more thorough backmatter conclude this engaging introduction to brown bears and their habitat.
Eat Like a Bear
![Bats: Biggest! Littlest!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590789520.jpg?itok=BOZh3dsz)
Bats come in different sizes with different characteristics but each serves a particular purpose. Crisp photographs and lucid writing provide a riveting introduction to these often maligned creatures.
Bats: Biggest! Littlest!
![Ivy Takes Charge](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763653527.jpg?itok=y5HoQZ1n)
Ivy lives on a Nevada ranch with her parents. During the summer of 1949, with her best friend gone, Ivy’s gentle ways and affinity for animals leads to unexpected adventures and a job with a veterinarian, causing Ivy to dream of one day becoming one.
Ivy Takes Charge
![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
![Too Hot? Too Cold? Keeping Body Temperature Just Right](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580892760.jpg?itok=H5ljkAhn)
Find out the difference between “warm blooded” and “cold blooded” creatures, learn why sweat is important, how to stay warm or cool, and how animals cope with temperature changes. Attractive illustrations and crisp text will inform and engage.
Too Hot? Too Cold? Keeping Body Temperature Just Right
![Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763661406.jpg?itok=nPnw_3iz)
Stink is still afraid to put his head underwater so fears he’ll remain a “polliwog”. When frogs start to appear everywhere, however, Stink learns about them, what’s really going on, and learns to swim! The latest installment about Judy Moody’s little brother is sure to please.
Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout
![Snow School](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580894100.jpg?itok=51my29Pa)
In the spring in Pakistan’s Hindu Kush Mountains, two hungry snow leopard cubs wait for their mother. As they grown, they must learn to survive on their own in a harsh environment. Stunning illustrations and dramatic narration provide a glimpse of the animals’ lives.
Snow School
![Stardines Swim High Across the Sky and Other Poems](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062014641.jpg?itok=t7KQoaxb)
Rich language and inspired collage illustrations are used to present 16 imaginative creatures, each combining the familiar and exceptional. Meet “Slobsters” that are “…slovenly/SLOBSTERS are crude…”, “Jollyfish” with infectious humor and “buoyant effervescence”, and many more.
Stardines Swim High Across the Sky and Other Poems
![Ninja Meerkats: The Clan of the Scorpion](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1250016649.jpg?itok=nSocN0hY)
Meet Jet, Chuck, Donnie and Bruce — not only ninjas skilled in martial arts but clever, bright and brave. The first books in the series about ninja meerkats are fast and funny, silly and generously illustrated, just right for light summer reading!