![National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426310943.jpg?itok=6ZPPTlkb)
This handsome book invites readers to look at birds while learning about their habits and habitats; clearly organized by region and illustrated with illuminating photographs for identification. Easy activities, positive actions, and additional resources are also included.
National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America
![Mush! Sled Dogs of the Iditarod](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545494788.jpg?itok=fZybgCUh)
Iditarod racers often run in families of humans and the dogs that run. The grueling, exciting race is introduced in clearly labeled photographs and crisp text just right for dipping in and out of for a glimpse at the brave animals and people who run it.
Mush! Sled Dogs of the Iditarod
![Escape from Silver Street Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763661333.jpg?itok=4hYAg8yt)
Friends Meera, Karl, and Gemma with a little help from the farmer solve the mystery of missing sheep and turkeys returning them to the Silver Street farm. Animal tracks and tracking plus interesting characters create a quick paced, funny, easier to read mystery.
Escape from Silver Street Farm
![Discovered! A Beagle Called Bella](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805095063.jpg?itok=7Y3FUvaE)
Bella was always a beautiful pup but as she grew, her owners knew that the bright, energetic beagle needed more to do. With the help of the Rainbow Street Shelter, Bella finds friendship and just the right job for a happy conclusion for everyone — canine and human.
Discovered! A Beagle Called Bella
![Deadly: The Truth about the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763662313.jpg?itok=B2yzeLgZ)
A host of deadly predators and their lethal methods are presented. Informative though playful descriptions with cartoon illustrations (that both enhance and mitigate the “gross” factor), the thin volume is sure to intrigue — and inspire further reading.
Deadly: The Truth about the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth
![Cat Talk](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060279788.jpg?itok=mle-lnkP)
Expertly executed watercolors and free verse introduce a variety of cats and their distinctive personalities on double page spreads. From Peony, the tiny cat made large by fluffy fur to playful Simon to the lover cat Romeo, word and image capture each distinctive feline.
Cat Talk
![Bramble and Maggie Give and Take](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763650218.jpg?itok=U_AYwWdJ)
Bramble is a stubborn mare who becomes lonely when Maggie attends school. This makes Mr. Dingle’s garden even more appealing. The resolution of the dilemma is gently humorous as are the abundant, expressive illustrations throughout this early chapter book.
Bramble and Maggie Give and Take
![Tiger in My Soup](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561456969.jpg?itok=_mYFJpku)
A tiger roars out of the boy’s alphabet soup for a lively, well-illustrated adventure until his sister agrees to read to him. One wonders, however, if the tiger disappears entirely. This is Imaginative, quirky and well-told story, lushly illustrated.
Tiger in My Soup
![Rabbit and the Not-So-Big-Bad Wolf](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823428133.jpg?itok=oLIWExjE)
An unseen narrator asks a terrified rabbit to depict the not-so-big-bad wolf on a chalkboard. When it arrives, rabbit is no longer frightened but hugged by a child in a wolf suit. The rabbit’s reactions create humor as tension builds to a satisfying conclusion in simple illustrations.
Rabbit and the Not-So-Big-Bad Wolf
![One Gorilla: A Counting Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763663522.jpg?itok=9EFgz0ro)
Whether or not the primates introduced from 1 to 10 are familiar, readers are sure to appreciate meeting them in arresting portraits. A self-portrait of the illustrator other humans are accompanied by concluding text: “All primates. All one family. All my family … and yours!”
One Gorilla: A Counting Book
![Ol' Mama Squirrel](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399256725.jpg?itok=lraEY6J9)
Ol’ Mama Squirrel scares off anyone or anything that tries to encroach on her tree home with a fierce “chook, chook, chook!” Onomatopoeic language and comic illustrations tell a recognizable tale about a small but heroic rodent.
Ol’ Mama Squirrel
![Lucky Ducklings](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439448611.jpg?itok=V0NnHMvB)
While Mama Duck and her five ducklings left their pond for a trip to town, the ducklings fall into trouble. With help from the townspeople, the Duck family is reunited in this handsomely illustrated, touching story based on an actual event.
Lucky Ducklings
![Look!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823426076.jpg?itok=Y1kE4YLg)
Look! Watch various animals in their own environment with a young dreamer. Here, expressive but realistic watercolor illustrations are truly worth a thousand words. They are accompanied by brief, repeating language just right for new readers.
Look!
![If You Want to See a Whale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596437316.jpg?itok=atnxBoyO)
If a whale is what you want to see — as does the boy in this expressive, delicately illustrated tale — then patience (plus an ocean) is needed. Images combine with poetic language to create a quiet, deeply satisfying book rich enough for multiple readings.
If You Want to See a Whale
![Here Come the Humpbacks!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580894054.jpg?itok=b7QEu4cK)
A mother humpback whale and her calf travel from the Caribbean Sea to the coast of New England and back over a year. Informative text is formatted to be read as a whole or in chunks and illustrated with luminous pastel illustrations. Additional information is included.
Here Come the Humpbacks!
![Grumpy Goat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006113953X.jpg?itok=r2JlErYH)
The animals of Sunny Acres farm try to befriend its newest arrival, but goat remains grumpy until he discovers a beautiful dandelion. They remain by goat as he grieves the flower’s loss and are revived when yellow dots appear on the hillside. Lush illustrations enhance the tale.
Grumpy Goat
![Chu's Day](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062017810.jpg?itok=tCrSaRLI)
Chu, a young panda, could hold his havoc-causing sneeze while at the library and even while dining but not at the circus. Expressive illustrations and few words are needed to highlight the chaos, its humorous results, and Chu’s continued warm place in his family.
Chu’s Day
![Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1935179225.jpg?itok=bygLnaLk)
Benjamin Bear is full of ideas, not all of them good. Each of Benjamin’s bright ideas are presented on one page as a short comic strip and present a problem to solve or a puzzle to explore, sure to encourage discussion as well as chortles.
Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas!
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The four easy readers, modern classics, are effectively read by their author and sprinkled with music and sound effects.
Frog and Toad
![Who's Hiding?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763659320.jpg?itok=pDkCc1mc)
Who’s hiding? Lift the flap to find out! Sturdy pages and flaps combine with simply shaped, brightly colored illustrations for a playful game even for the youngest child.
Who’s Hiding?
![Slow Snail](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1406339083.jpg?itok=RluJmytJ)
Fast and sluggish, over and under, in and out as well as other concepts are simply demonstrated by a cheerful, quick duck and a comical, slow snail in companion board books. Also see Quick Duck (opens in a new window) by the same author.
Slow Snail
![Peekaboo!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452108358.jpg?itok=yryl3HyL)
Carefully placed holes create eyes for different creatures, real and imaginary, in a series of questions and answers. Young readers are sure to respond aloud as they finger the die-cuts.
Peekaboo!
![Ocean Counting](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426311168.jpg?itok=gz2CWY_a)
Meet marine animals in lush photographs and informative, straightforward text. Count familiar and lesser known sea animals from 1 to 10 and learn more from factual back matter.
Ocean Counting
![Monkey Ono](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670785059.jpg?itok=hjYDGA2p)
Monkey Ono longs for a beach day and ultimately gets there with help from family pets and a bit of creativity. Colorful collages and bright text combine for an inspired beach day to remember!