Nature & Science Tales
The Wide-Mouthed Frog
by Rex Schneider
A little frog with a very wide mouth in the Okefenokee Swamp whose search for suitably superior food brings him in contact with the Wily Red Fox and the Great American Alligator. Full-color illustrations. Ages 5 and up
Ask Me If I’m A Frog
by Ann Milton
Playful questions and answers, this non-fiction picture book compares the anatomy, social habits and lifestyles of a pond frog with those of a small child. Ages 4-10
A Duck In A Tree
by Jennifer A. Loomis
Full-color photographic account of the courting, mating, nesting-rearing of a pair of wood ducks, one of the few species to nest in trees and one of the most secretive in North America. Ages 4-10 10” x 7” - 32 pages
The Peach Tree
by Norman Pike
Everyone admired the little peach tree that Farmer Pomeroy planted, and looked forward to the fine peaches it would produce. 10” x 7” - 36 pages
Tales From The South Pacific Islands
by Anne Grittins
Many marvelous creatures - crabs, mosquitoes, squids, serpents, demons and chieftains. 7-1/2” x 10” - 90 pages
Why Buffalo Roam
by L. Michael Kershen, Illustrated by Monica Hansen
An original tale in the Comanche oral tradition, written by a ten-year-old boy and illustrated in full-color by a gifted Cherokee artist. Telling how buffalo came to be, the story underscores courage and compassion and pays homage to the Native American reverence towards animals taken for food. 11”x8-1/2” - 32 pages
Why The Possums Tail is Bare
by James E. Connolly
Thirteen tales of nature collected from eight indian tribes of Eastern and Western North America.
Will you Sting Me? Will You Bite?
by Sara Swann Miller
This book, with its charming and identifiable color illustrations, tells how to know the difference between insects which just looks alarming and one that is alarming and reinforces the message with funny, short poems. 8" x 10" - 48 pages