![Dinosaur Hunt](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545057485.jpg?itok=PKMqlsqh)
Max Spaniel is a dog on a mission: to track down the dinosaur in his backyard. Find it he does, but it is as imaginative (and nonthreatening) as the dinosaur hunter himself. Limited vocabulary combines with very funny illustrations for a comic and satisfying story.
Dinosaur Hunt
![Creature ABC](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811869784.jpg?itok=2lAujqiu)
Inspired by his book for adults, the photographer uses striking full color photographs to introduce animals, tidbits of animal information, as well as the alphabet. From A to Z, readers are encouraged to guess and learn in this intriguing and sophisticated book.
Creature ABC
![Marsupials](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/043987758X.jpg?itok=-qccuqKi)
The lesser known animals in this book have something in common: they are all marsupials with particular habitats, habits, and traits. The amazing animals are presented in crisp, full color illustrations and a highly readable narration from this award-winning photographer and science writer.
Marsupials
![Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545123356.jpg?itok=7k4TxxAf)
A young, injured, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was rescued and taken to the Clearwater (FL) Marine Aquarium. There the dolphin was treated, named Winter, and was given a prosthetic tail to allow her to swim properly. Full color photographs, an informal text, and additional sources for more information complete this inspiring tale.
Winter’s Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again
![Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/031605318X.jpg?itok=D0P02gXb)
Nubs was the leader of a pack of wild dogs in Iraq but became part of a human pack when he met Marine Major Brian Dennis. The story of this amazing friendship is all the more remarkable as it happened in a war zone. It is documented in photographs and a lucid text that comes to a very satisfying conclusion.
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle
![Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786849584.jpg?itok=K20ctnCp)
When Billy Twitters refuses to change his slovenly habits, his parents bring in an immense blue whale which Billy must care for and transport everywhere. How he solves this problem makes a slightly surreal and slyly funny whale of a tale through understated humor in both text and illustration.
Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem
![Acorns Everywhere!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803732562.jpg?itok=hb6lyBFE)
A bug-eyed squirrel is obsessed with acorns. He gathers and hides them until he decides to eat them. Instead of finding his own acorns, he snitches other animals’ snacks — but all ends well for squirrel and the others. Readers will enjoy the repetition of words as they look for clues in the very funny, bold illustrations.
Acorns Everywhere!
![Crow Call](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545030358.jpg?itok=V0sl2k4Z)
Based in the author’s experiences of her father’s return from a war, this sophisticated, evocative story still resonates. Lizzie goes out with her dad to call crows, the pests that eat the family’s crops. Call them Lizzie does but her father decides not to shoot them. Atmospheric illustrations further distinguish this timeless story.
Crow Call
![The Lion and the Mouse](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316013560.jpg?itok=U0z0Kcm3)
The well-known fable about how the smallest creature — a mouse — saves the majestic lion is a tale of kindness returned. Here it is effectively recast as a wordless story in a new setting. Stunning illustrations are expressive and emotive, evoking Africa’s Serengeti while retaining the tale’s power. (2010 Caldecott Medal Winner)
The Lion and the Mouse
![Pennies for Elephants](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/142311390X.jpg?itok=YC0q8Zml)
When Dorothy and Henry see a notice that the city of Boston cannot afford to buy three trained elephants, they begin city-wide campaign to raise the needed $6,000. Working together, the children are successful and present the pachyderms to the mayor for the zoo. Inspired by actual events in 1914, this can-do tale will empower, engage and perhaps inspire.
Pennies for Elephants
![Scaredy Squirrel at Night](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1905117892.jpg?itok=Aemuy2et)
Scaredy Squirrel is afraid of the dark; for in it lives a host of creepy creatures that may invade his dreams. His list of things to do fail, of course, as does thriving without sleep — but our hero’s tale is amusingly told in words and boldly lined, comic illustrations.
Scaredy Squirrel at Night
![Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/037585813X.jpg?itok=Hs8gs4r9)
Where can Duck and Goose find a pumpkin? Young children will delight in the search and rejoice when the silly friends find their pumpkin. Autumnal colors and a simple, predictable text make an engaging book for the very young.
Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin
![Dogs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416987037.jpg?itok=rHm7EKUw)
What’s your favorite type of dog? Is it large? Small? Soft? With stripes? Even the youngest will be surprised that the narrator winds up being a feline that introduces the host of canines with distinctive personalities. Rhyming text is minimal but extended through humorous, expressive illustrations.
Dogs
![Delilah](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670035238.jpg?itok=8pVnslF_)
Farmer Red decides to buy a lamb to cure his loneliness. He couldn’t afford to buy the fancy educated sheep, so he ends up with an uneducated lamb. He names her Delilah and they quickly become the best of friends. Delilah becomes such a help on the farm, that Red is soon able to afford educated sheep… but the new sheep bring new conflicts.
Delilah
![Harold's Tail](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670036609.jpg?itok=v1o9V5z9)
Harold the squirrel is living the life in New York City, feasting on nuts from a kind old man in the park. The old man never feeds, the rats, though. One rat, angry at this fact, tells Harold the only difference between himself and a rat is his fluffy tail. Determined to prove the rat wrong, Harold shaves his tail… only to be proven wrong himself.
Harold’s Tail
![There's a Dolphin in the Grand Canal](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670059870.jpg?itok=P18IrPz9)
Luca is lonely and tired of spending his summer working in his parents’ café; that is, until he has an amazing adventure in the canals of Venice on the back of a dolphin. Playful line and wash illustrations add joy to the imaginative adventure.
There’s a Dolphin in the Grand Canal
![Madeline Loves Animals](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670060216.jpg?itok=o-Z90Y3N)
From an elephant to a butterfly, Madeline meets and interacts with a series of creatures. Simple rhymes and signature illustrations appear on sturdy pages.
Madeline Loves Animals
![Madeline and the Cats of Rome](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670062979.jpg?itok=ePfzPAog)
When Miss Clavel takes her 12 charges to Rome, they not only see the sights but meet a thief and rescue a house full of cats. This all-new Madeline adventure is comparable to the early ones but has been created by Bemelmans’ grandson.
Madeline and the Cats of Rome
![When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's Balance in Yellowstone](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0802796869.jpg?itok=1U1wq8Ms)
Stunning photographs combine with a clear text to show how early use of Yellowstone, changed it completely. The elimination of a predator altered wildlife and vegetation and had other unforeseen consequences until the process started to be reversed in the 20th century. “Returning the wolf is helping to make Yellowstone whole again.”
When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature’s Balance in Yellowstone
![Everglades](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064461947.jpg?itok=GHM481Me)
As an Indian storyteller guides a boat of children down the sea of grass, he reveals the story of the landscape’s formation of what was to become a subtropical national park home to many unique animals. This carefully crafted and handsomely illustrated cautionary tale urges conservation, as the future of the Everglades depends on it.
Everglades
![Hoot](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375821813.jpg?itok=XTnaCMDO)
Mother Paula’s newest (#469) All American Pancake House is about to be built in Coconut Grove, Florida, on a site where a colony of endangered burrowing owls live. Mullet Fingers, who has been quietly committing acts of sabotage at the construction site to save the owls, is befriended by Roy Eberhardt, the quiet, new kid in town. Together with Mullet’s stepsister Beatrice, the three make it their mission to expose the restaurant company’s wrongdoing.
Hoot
![Fantastic Mr. Fox](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142410349.jpg?itok=3yP1HqYE)
Though the farmers on the three neighboring farms are quite different, each raises some type of poultry, each is very mean and ornery, and each shares their dislike of foxes. Can one fox outwit them? Only a very special, indeed fantastic Mr. Fox can — and does! A movie version of the book was released in November 2009.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
![Martha Calling](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395827418.jpg?itok=kE7272XX)
There are three words that Martha — a dog who gained the ability to speak when she ate alphabet soup — absolutely hates. They are: No Dogs Allowed. So when Martha wins a weekend for her (human) family at the Do-Come-Inn, those words propel the Martha and the family into action with very funny results.
Martha Calling
![Moon Rabbit](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670011703.jpg?itok=OnxVY4FY)
The Moon leads a small, lonely, city rabbit across the park to find a friend who shares her interest in story and music. Gentle, slightly abstract illustrations enhance the mellow language in which friends meet, part, and reunite.