CHILDREN'S
Released: June 5, 2007
"Clever and appealing. (Picture book/nonfiction. 3-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 15, 2006
"A top-drawer blend of art and science. (glossary) (Picture book/poetry/nonfiction. 8-10)"
Combining striking illustrations, evocative poems that do double duty as riddles and lucid prose commentary, this venture into the natural world stands out for both its beauty and its unusual approach.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 9, 2006
"Brimming with read-aloud possibilities, and not a single fly was injured in the performance of this tale. (Picture book. 3-8)"
Sierra takes a romping, rollicking rhyme to recount an amazing and vastly amusing culinary adventure.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2004
"Bugs or no, the soothing images of little ones being tucked in by a loving—even it is a many-legged—parent is bound to have a soporific effect. (Picture book. 2-6)"
Naturalist Ross takes a fey look at the nightly going-to-bed habits of various crawly critters.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2003
"A solid addition to the poetry of science, and the science in poetry, for younger fans of both. (Picture book/poetry/nonfiction. 5-8)"
Poetry and natural history mingle in this mother/son collaboration, as it has in its six predecessors.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2002
"This cautionary intrusion serves to explicate the metaphor for concretely minded readers, but the message is not likely to diminish their pleasure in the grisly doings one bit. (Picture book. 5-9)"
