Best Friends The True Story of Owen and Mzee
Written by Roberta EdwardsAll Aboard Science Reader, Station Stop 1
2007 Grosset & Dunlap
Paperback
ISBN 978-0-448-44567-0
Owen was a baby hippo. He lost his mother after a big storm. But then he met Mzee. Mzee was a very old tortoise. Can a tortoise and a hippo become friends? Read this true story and find out!
Emperor Penguins
Written by Roberta EdwardsAll Aboard Science Reader, Station Stop 2
2007 Grosset & Dunlap
Paperback
ISBN 978-0-448-44664-6
Emperor penguins like to play and swim. Swim? A bird that swims? Yes! Emperor penguins can swim underwater for almost 20 minutes. Watch as a baby emperor penguin hatches and grows in this book!
Fireflies
Written by Megan E. BryantAll Aboard Science Reader, Station Stop 2
2008 Grosset & Dunlap
Paperback
ISBN 978-0-448-44834-3
Do you love to catch fireflies in the summertime? The glowing green light that these bugs give off makes it easy to see them in the dark. But did you know that this is the way fireflies attract a mate? Look inside this book to learn more facts about one of nature's coolest bugs!
Freckles and the Great Beach Rescue
Written by Ellen Bryant Lloyd2005 Butterfly Creations, Inc.
Hardcover
ISBN 0-9650449-1-2
Freckles visits the beach where he befriends a sand crab named Pinch. Together they find the strength to rescue baby sea turtles that are trapped in a fishing net, moments before an impending storm. This story teaches children the important lessons of believing in yourself, recognizing individual strengths and talents, and having the courage to face challenges.
Wild Fibonacci
Written by Joy N. Hulme2005 Tricycle Press
Hardcover
ISBN 1-58246-154-6
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34. . . Look carefully. Do you see the pattern? Each number above is the sum of the two numbers before it. The numbers are all part of the Fibonacci sequence. In Wild Fibonacci, readers will discover this mysterious code in a special shape called an equiangular spiral. Why so special? It mysteriously appears in the natural world: a sundial shell curves to fit the spiral. So does a parrot’s beak. . . a hawk’s talon. . . a ram’s horn. . . even our own human teeth!
Over In The Rain Forest
Written by Connie and Peter Roop
2003
Scholastic
Paperback
ISBN 0-439-40980-2
Come and count with peccaries, piranhas, kinkajous and many other Rain Forest animals with the rhythms and rhymes of the folk song "Over in the Meadow."
Over In The Arctic
Written by Connie and Peter Roop2003
Scholastic
Paperback
ISBN 0-439-40979-9
Come and count with belugas, caribou, bears and many other Arctic animals with the rhythms and rhymes of the folk song "Over in the Meadow."
Starfish: Stars of the Sea (Hello Science Reader, Level 1)
Written by Connie and Peter Roop2002
Scholastic
Paperback
ISBN 0-439-33209-5
Simple rhyming text describes the characteristics and behavior of starfish.
Flying Bats! (Hello Science Reader Level 1)
Written by Fay Robinson2001
Scholastic
Paperback
ISBN 0-439-33013-0
This Hello Reader focuses on a variety of bats and their daily life.
Octopus Under The Sea (Hello Science Reader Level 1)
Written by Connie and Peter Roop2001
Scholastic
Paperback
ISBN 0-439-20635-9
This book introduces children to how these fascinating creatures move, eat, hide and defend themselves.
Whales and Dolphins (Hello Science Reader, Level 1)
Written by Connie and Peter Roop2000
Scholastic
Paperback
ISBN 0-439-09912-9
This Hello Reader shows a wide variety of whales and dolphins. It focuses on the fact that they are mammals and share some similar traits with humans.
Where's That Spider?
Written by Barbara Brenner and Bernice Chardiet1999
Scholastic
Paperback
ISBN 0-590-12818-3
This is the sixth book in the Scholastic Hide & Seek Science series, and presents many different types of spiders for children to discover.
Where's That Bat?
Written by Barbara Brenner and Bernice Chardiet1999
Scholastic
Paperback
ISBN 0-590-12819-1
As part of the Scholastic Hide & Seek Science series, this bat book is full of strange looking creatures for the reader to find.
The Mother Goose Cookbook: Rhymes and Recipes for the Very Young
Written by Marianna Mayer1998
Morrow Junior Books
Hardcover
ISBN 0-688-15242-2
Little ones will enjoy Schwartz's delightful gouache-and-airbrush artwork, which has a slightly old fashioned feeling.
What the Dinosaurs Saw: Animals Living Then and Now
(Hello Science Reader, Level 1)
1998
Scholastic
Paperback
ISBN 0-590-37128-2
"Well-composed, precise line drawings brightened with watercolors make this an excellent choice for dinosaur buffs. Kids drawn by the cover will find the books central idea an original one: many of the animals and plants from dinosaur days are still around today."
Sea Sums
Written by Joy Hulme1997
Hyperion
Hardcover
ISBN 0-7868-0170-0
"Lionfish, polyps, and other coral reef inhabitants are added and subtracted in a series of rhyming word problems…Gouache illustrations are meticulously rendered in muted tones. Detailed descriptions of common coral reef animals are included at the back." -The Horn book Guide
Winter Visitors
Written by Elizabeth Lee O'Donnell1997
Morrow Junior Books
Hardcover
ISBN 0-688-13063-1
"A girl and her cat take a walk and return home to find their house being invaded by ten turkeys, nine chickadees, eight snow hares, and so on, including one skunk. Only when the skunk sprays, having been spooked by the cat, do the animals leave."
Thinking About Ants
Written by Barbara Brenner1997
Mondo
Hardcover ISBN 1-57255-210-7
Paperback ISBN 1-57255-209-3
"Brenner invites readers to get down-way down-and take a close look at ants: their colors, bodies, diet, natural enemies, colonies, and reproductive cycle. Schwartz makes the mental foray easy with a set of crisply drafted close-up paintings that somehow avoid being frightening-even when depicting a full-page view of an insect head or soldier ants riping interlopers into fragments." -Parade
Selected as an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children 1998 by National Science Teachers Association / Children's Book Council Joint Committee.
Maiden of Northland
Written by Aaron Shepard1996
Atheneum
Hardcover
ISBN 0-689-80485-7
"A retelling from the Finnish myth cycle, the Kalevala, in which the aging hero Vainamoinen and the great smith Ilmarinen compete for the hand of Aila, the maiden of Northland…Schwartz's gouache illustrations are vivid and appealing, with jewel-like colors and crisp lines…An unusual and appealing addition." -School Library Journal
Endangered Animals
Written by Faith Mcnulty1996
Scholastic
Paperback
ISBN 0-590-22859-5
This is part of the Hello Reader series about how and why animals become endangered.
Animals in the Snow
Written by Margaret Wise Brown1995
Hyperion
Hardcover
ISBN 0-7868-0039-9
"A simple, repetitive, narrative follows five animals through a snowy day during which they are joined by a boy and girl at play." -School Library Journal
Where's That Cat?
Written by Barbara Brenner & Bernice Chardiet1995
Scholastic
Hardcover ISBN 0-590-45216-9
Paperback ISBN 0-590-45217-7
"This title combines basic information on cats of all kinds--from tabbies to tigers-with attractive, full color paintings that readers must study closely in order to answer guessing-game questions posed by the text." -School Library Journal
Where's That Fish?
Written by Barbara Brenner & Bernice Chardiet1994
Scholastic
Hardcover ISBN 0-590-45214-2
Paperback ISBN 0-590-45215-0
This hide and seek science book has lots of information on many different types of fish.
Where's That Reptile?
Written by Barbara Brenner & Bernice Chardiet1993
Scholastic
Hardcover ISBN 0-590-45212-6
Paperback ISBN 0-590-45213-4
"In an addition to Scholastic's Hide and Seek Science series, budding naturalists will have fun finding the camouflaged reptiles hidden on the pages of this vividly illustrated beginning science book…a sure-fire way to inspire young scientists to notice the details of their environment." -American Booksellers
Where's That Insect?
Written by Barbara Brenner & Bernice Chardiet1993
Scholastic
Hardcover ISBN 0-590-45210-X
Paperback ISBN 0-590-45211-8
"Each double-page spread of this trivia book invites readers to search for an insect in the full-page watercolor illustration…Schwartz captures the minute detail of the insect world in bright bold colors that are a definite invitation for browsing." -School Library Journal
Goodnight to Annie
Written by Eve Merriam1992
Hyperion
Hardcover ISBN 1-56282-205-5
Paperback ISBN 0-7868-1005-X
"In an ABC book just right for bedtime reading, a cheerful painting of pajama-clad Annie… sets the stage for the pictures to follow, each of which introduces a large, clear letter set against a background of calm, dozy (sometime unusual) activity." -Booklist
Sea Squares
Written by Joy Hulme1991
Hyperion
Hardcover ISBN 1-56282-079-6
Paperback ISBN 1-56282-520-8
"Children will take a step from basic counting into multiplication with these delightful sea creatures as guides" -Book Links
Selected as an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children 1991 by National Science Teachers Association, Children's Book Council joint committeeNamed as a "Children's Choice for 1992" and "Favorite Paperback for 1994" by International Reading Association & Children's Book Council, joint committee
Selected for Original Art show at Society of Illustrators 1992