Donna German

Count backwards from ten to one during one of the most colorful times of the year.

A rhyming story about a packrat who enjoys sorting his collection of trinkets in a variety of ways. Includes "For Creative Minds" section with sorting activities.

Little Red Bat needs to make a decision as to whether she will migrate or hibernate as winter approaches, so she asks other forest animals how they will spend the winter.

Tag along on a dream journey from morning to night, playing alongside squirrels, monkeys, kangaroos, and penguins. Includes an educational section on animal features and behavior.

Tudley the painted turtle likes to adopt the behavior of the other animals that live near the pond, and he tries to fly like a bird, sing like a katydid, hop like a frog, and glow like a firefly. Includes facts about animals.

What if you found a baby owl in your backyard? Would you know what to do? Where would you go to find help? Join young Maddie and Max as they learn a valuable lesson. Includes "For Creative Minds" section.

The months of the year and the numbers 1 through 12 are used in rhyming text to introduce children to the behavior of wolves in natural settings. Includes "For Creative Minds" educational section.

"Fur, feathers and scales are all animal coverings or skins. Animals use their skin to stay warm and dry, protect themselves or hide or even to warn other animals to stay away. Following Animal Noses, Animal Tails, Animal Eyes, Animal Mouths (NSTA/CBC Outstanding Trade Science Award), and Animal Legs, Mary Holland continues her photographic Animal Anatomy and Adaptations series by the many different ways that animals use and rely on their skin covering...

"Animals are all around us. While we may not often see them, we can see signs that they've been there. Some signs might be simple footprints in snow or mud (tracks) and other signs include chewed or scratched bark, homes or even poop and pee (traces). Children will become animal detectives after learning how to "read" the animal signs left all around. Smart detectives can even figure out what the animals were doing! This is a perfect sequel to Mary...

What would it be like to live as a dinosaur? Young readers will discover that dinosaur lives had many similarities to present-day animals: they hatched, ran, hunted, hid from predators, and grew to adulthood. However, these creatures from the far past inhabited a world that was very different from today; a great example is that a simple thing like grass didn't yet exist. Repetitive sight words make this a great story for beginning readers and dinosaur...