The Backyard Bird-Lover’s Guide
Attracting, Nesting, Feeding
by Jan Mahnken
320 pages, 7 x 10 trim size, full-color illustrations throughout.
In this colorful, information-packed reference book for attracting, feeding, and watching a wide variety of birds, Mahnken introduces 135 North American species.
paperback - $24.95
Eye See You
by Storey Publishing
64 pages, 9 3/8 x 12 trim size, full-color photographs throughout.
Think of all of the things you do with your eyes: sensing light and dark, telling what color something is, and seeing where you are going. Even though you have five senses, you depend on your eyesight more than the other four.
For many animals living in the wild, eyesight is very important for hunting, finding food, and protecting themselves from other animals. But not all animals see the same way we do.
Many animals can’t see the same range of colors that you can. Dogs don't see any colors at all. Bees and butterflies see lots of colors, but not the same ones that you see. For many animals, seeing in the dark is much more important than being able to see color. You will find pictures of lots of amazing animals in this fun poster collection. And on the back of each poster, you can read more about the way each animal sees. So go ahead, take a good look, and stare right back at these animal eyes!
paperback - $9.95
The Family Butterfly Book
Projects, activities, and a field guide to 40 favorite North American species
by Rick Mikula
176 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 trim size, full-color photographs and illustrations throughout.
Rick Mikula, christened "North America's Butterfly Evangilist" by People magazine, explains how to identify, care for, and raise butterflies in your own backyard, whether you live in an urban or rural setting.
paperback - $16.95
hardcover - $29.95
Hand-Feeding Backyard Birds
A Step-By-Step Guide
by Hugh Wiberg
160 pages, 7 x 10 trim size, full-color photographs throughout.
Discover the species of birds most likely to eat from your hand; their favorite foods; and the best times, places, and weather conditions for hand-feeding.
paperback - $19.95
The Life Cycles of Butterflies
by Judy Lynn Burris, Wayne Richards
160 pages, 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 trim size, full-color photographs throughout.
Witness the life cycles of 23 common backyard butterflies through more than 400 stunning, full-color, up-close photographs, all taken in live garden settings. Each butterfly is shown from start to maturity, with sequential photographs of the egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and emerging butterfly - a richly visual guide to one of nature's most wondrous creations.
paperback - $16.95
hardcover with jacket - $26.95
Raptor!
A kid's guide to birds of prey
by Christyna and Renè Laubach, Charles W.G. Smith
128 pages, 7 1/2 x 11 trim size, full-color photographs and illustrations throughout.
Raptor! introduces children to the birds at the top of the food chain with a lively text enhanced by more than 100 full-color photographs. Kids learn how to locate raptors in the wild and explore the mysteries of raptor flight, hunting strategies, and behavior. Flight silhouettes, range maps, real-life stories of individual birds, and more will satisfy the most voracious raptor enthusiast!
paperback with French flaps - $14.95
hardcover - $21.95
Sea Life Games & Puzzles
by Cindy A. Littlefield
144 pages, 8 x 10 3/4 trim size, illustrations throughout.
Kids will have hours of fun learning more about their favorite sea creatures and ocean phenomena as they work their way through puzzles, games, brainteasers, and jokes. Lead a clownfish through a coral maze, determine which oyster is hiding the pearl and figure out which ocean creatures are called lemons (sharks), cows (manatees), and barbers (fish). All in all, it's a guaranteed whale of a good time - and that's no fish story!
paperback - $9.95
Weather
A Book About Pink Snow, Fighting Kites, Lightning Rods, Rains of Frogs, Typhoons, Tornados, and Ice Balls From Space
by Rebecca Rupp
144 pages, 7 3/8 x 9 1/4 trim size, full-color photographs and illustrations throughout.
Kids are fascinated by the unstoppable force of weather. To nurture any child's interest in meteorology, Rebecca Rupp combines impeccable science, 20 exciting experiments, and irresistable facts and lore into a book that will turn every young weather-kid into a know-it-all. Jemima and Rodney, a brother-and-sister team with a right brain/left brain rivalry, guide readers through the book's scientific concepts and projects - from animal thermometers to Michelangelo's snowman.
paperback - $14.95
hardcover - $21.95
What's That Bird?
by Joseph Choiniere, Claire Mowbray Golding
128 pages, 7 1/2 x 11 trim size, full-color; photographs and illustrations throughout.
Are you bird-literate? It's easier than you think!
Can you recognize and name 30 North American birds? When you hear a bird singing overhead can you use binoculars to find its nest in the treetops? Do you know how simple it is to build a bird arbor in your own backyard?
What's That Bird? teaches these skills and more, answering questions such as:
What are wishbones really for? (p. 12)
How does the American Robin make its nest? (p. 33)
Where does a Tufted Titmouse live? (p. 52)
What happened to the Passenger Pigeon and why should we care? (p. 79)
What is the smallest bird in the world? (p. 105)
paperback - $14.95
hardcover with jacket - $24.95
Wild Animals of North America
by Storey Publishing
64 pages, 9 3/8 x 12 trim size, full-color photographs throughout.
Thirty full-color, action-packed posters show amazing animals in their natural habitats. Grey wolves and grizzlies catch dinner; bald eagles and polar bears spar for supremacy; a caribou sheds the velvet on his antlers. On the back of each poster curious kids will find information both interesting and educational, describing the animal’s habits and habitat.
Part of Storey’s popular poster book series; other titles include The Petting Farm Poster Book, Under the Sea Poster Book, Dream Horses, and Eye See You.
paperback - $9.95