![Elephants of Africa](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823421686.jpg?itok=4Yae-9tP)
This large land animal is introduced through crisp, easy-to-follow text and realistic illustrations. Information presented will satisfy casual readers and is likely to inspire further reading.
Elephants of Africa
![Chicken Feathers](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399247912.jpg?itok=t9sElBEc)
Joshua Tucker’s best friend on the family farm is Semolina, a sassy and talkative chicken — at least with Joshua. A sneaky, hungry red fox puts Semolina at risk in more than one way in this satisfyingly old-fashioned story dotted with black/white illustrations.
Chicken Feathers
![The Underneath](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416950583.jpg?itok=AKaLfy-0)
The Underneath
![A Kitten Tale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0517709155.jpg?itok=WLDxg-L5)
Of four kittens, only one is really excited about the possibility of snow but inspires the others to enjoy it when it finally comes. Bold line and simple form combine with straightforward text to create a captivating kittens’ world.
A Kitten Tale
![Eve of the Emperor Penguin](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375837337.jpg?itok=MuqJPCrA)
Annie and Jack find themselves in remote and frozen Antarctica in contemporary times on a mission to save a small orphan — and Merlin himself. In this Magic Tree House story, fact combines with fantasy though readers can learn more about the place and its inhabitants in a companion volume, Penguins and Antarctica: A Magic Tree House Research Guide (opens in a new window).
Eve of the Emperor Penguin
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How are dogs, alligators, sheep, cats, and a host of other animals similar? They’ve all been residents of the president’s house as presidential pets! Comical illustrations combine with the often laugh out loud funny tales of pets in the White House.
Wackiest White House Pets
![Mama Cat Has Three Kittens](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805071628.jpg?itok=-1bEUnAU)
Mama has three kittens. Fluffy and Skinny do things when their mama does, but not Boris who marches to his beat. Readers will recognize themselves in this satisfying and brilliantly colored picture book.
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens
![In the Tall, Tall Grass](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805039414.jpg?itok=_2ZpgPjk)
The sounds of a caterpillar munching through vegetation combine with Fleming’s distinctive illustrations for a small adventure in the tall, tall grass. The satisfying conclusion is a sleepy one, making this an ideal bedtime tale.
In the Tall, Tall Grass
![Buster](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805087575.jpg?itok=txU9Uv8h)
Buster is happy being an only dog and finds that he is fearful of the new addition, a small white kitten named Betty. Buster learns, however, that being a friend is special in its own happy and unique way.
Buster
![Polo: The Runaway Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/159643189X.jpg?itok=4MvbfnBi)
The chase is on when Polo’s book is stolen by a small alien. Polo, an engaging hound, pulls an amazing assortment of aids from his backpack, all leading to a satisfying conclusion. Colorful art placed in comic strip format is supported on large pages in Polo’s second adventure.
Polo: The Runaway Book
![Owly: Flying Lessons](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1891830767.jpg?itok=eSIh0Wnl)
Though nearly wordless, the expressive black and white illustrations effectively convey Owly’s broad range of changing emotions: loneliness, trepidation, fear, joy, and more. In this volume, Owly learns to fly while another forest animal learns to trust — both with the help of Owly’s buddy, Worm.
Owly: Flying Lessons
![Fashion Kitty](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786851341.jpg?itok=vZ0lcban)
As Lana and her unconventional family of kitties (they have a pet mouse) celebrate her 8th birthday, a shelf of fashion magazines knocks an unsuspecting Lana out cold. She wakes up unharmed but has transformed into a skilled superhero with the ability to help the fashion-impaired, in this first of the series that spoofs superheroes.
Fashion Kitty
![Babymouse: Puppy Love](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375839909.jpg?itok=SKoEjNn4)
The irrepressible Babymouse is eager to get a puppy even though her track record with pets isn’t encouraging. Could Babymouse’s dreams be better than reality? Fast and funny, many readers will see themselves in the very pink dreams of Babymouse.
Babymouse: Puppy Love
![Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1406313416.jpg?itok=IT0QspLP)
Judy Moody’s little brother, Stink, helps find homes for rescued guinea pigs. Along the way Stink and his friends learn about caring for the critters as well as a bit about responsibility — with loads of laughs for readers along the way.
Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express
![Maisy's Nature Walk: A Maisy First Science Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763634565.jpg?itok=HnpmkrB9)
Take a walk outdoors with the popular mouse, Maisy. Help Maisy find a duckling, a bee inside a flower, and more as young hands pull sturdy tabs to reveal the hidden treasure, guided by short text which also encourages children to look for additional related things on each double-page spread.
Maisy’s Nature Walk: A Maisy First Science Book
![Danny's Drawing Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763636541.jpg?itok=GVgwSLQt)
Join Danny and his friend, Ettie, as they visit the zoo on a snowy afternoon — and then on a trip to a sunny place in Africa with the elephants and aardvarks…all with the help of Danny’s yellow drawing book, of course! This imaginative, playful jaunt may inspire other armchair adventures.
Danny’s Drawing Book
![Time Stops for No Mouse: A Hermux Tantamoq Adventure](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0698119916.jpg?itok=jqhteZNS)
Hermux Tantamoq is a simple watchmaker mouse. Linka Perflinger is a daring mouse aviatrix, with a watch that needs fixing. When Hermux agrees to do the repair, he falls for Linka and gets dragged into an adventure involving mad scientists and a garish cosmetics maven mouse.
Time Stops for No Mouse: A Hermux Tantamoq Adventure
![I Love My Daddy Because...](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0525472517.jpg?itok=e1TXrB-N)
In this celebration of dads, heartwarming illustrations of baby animals and their fathers remind us of the many reasons why dads are so special.
I Love My Daddy Because…
![Ralph S. Mouse](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0380709570.jpg?itok=P-KzX_8F)
Ralph is a mouse who speaks human and lives at the Mountain View Inn run by Ryan’s family. The fun starts when Ralph’s motorcycle breaks and he convinces Ryan to take him to a mysterious place called school. Characters come to life through the lively narration.
Ralph S. Mouse
![Arthur: Anniversary Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0807261998.jpg?itok=L9N2phbw)
Arthur’s everyday world, both real and daydreamed, is presented through a lively narration of four books: Arthur’s Mystery Envelope, Arthur Makes the Team, Arthur Accused!, and Arthur and the Lost Diary. Children and adults alike will recognize the concerns and the humor in these gentle sagas.
Arthur: Anniversary Collection
![Wings](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1570916128.jpg?itok=hzDx8BzE)
Many creatures have wings: birds, bats, insects. How these amazing appendages work and how they are used are presented with brief text and stunning collage illustrations for a memorable look at flight.
Wings
![Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375845585.jpg?itok=zliH4vbb)
Stunning watercolors evoke the height and breadth of New York City while a dramatic text relates the true story of a now-famous feathered resident, a hawk named Pale Male. The tension between the lifestyle of Pale Male and human residents as well as the fate of Pale Male’s mates and offspring create riveting reading.
Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City
![Keeker and the Not-So-Sleepy Hollow](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811860744.jpg?itok=tFnb0D1i)
Ten-year-old Catherine Corey Keegan Dana, better known as Keeker, goes on a family road trip — along with Keeker’s horse named Plum and Plum’s goat friend — to vacation in New York. There they visit relatives and solve a not-too-scary mystery in the Sleepy Hollow made famous by tales of a headless horseman.
Keeker and the Not-So-Sleepy Hollow
![A Horse in the House and Other Strange but True Animal Stories](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763628387.jpg?itok=Gmp4BTwU)
A nearsighted greyhound? False teeth for an elephant? Strange-but-true animal stories on bright pages (with sources noted) make fascinating and entertaining reading, definitely proving that truth is stranger than fiction!