Adventures of Riley is a new series that introduces science through stories.  Riley accompanies his Uncle Max, a scientist, as he travels around the world rescuing animals in danger.  Filled with animal facts, there’s lots to pore over while reading the picture book story.  Books in the series include South Pole Penguins, Dolphins in Danger, [...]

The prolific author/illustrator Steve Jenkins’ latest book tells the story of unusual animal partnerships in How to Clean a Hippopotamus.  Using his signature cut-paper illustrations, he and co-author Robin Page describe the symbiotic relationships of various animals: the crocodile and the plover (think Bill and Pete); the hippopotamus and the African helmeted turtle; the warthog [...]

Poetry meets nature’s survivors.  From bacteria to lichens to sharks and ants to grasses, squirrels, and humans (and plenty in between), Joyce Sidman presents these ubiquitous inhabitants of the earth with a poem followed by a page of scientific details and interesting facts, all colorfully illustrated.  Did you know that the gecko (pictured on the [...]

Charles Darwin and the Beagle Adventure — large notebook-style with lots of drawings, inserts, diagrams, etc. Never Smile at a Monkey* — Steve Jenkins presents 17 wild animals with his inimitable paper cutout illustrations.  *It may interpret your show of teeth as an aggressive gesture and respond violently. Benjamin Franklin: American Genius: His Life and [...]

Life Size Zoo is truly life size!  Very interesting.  What more can you say About Pengins?  Prowling the Seas: Exploring the Hidden World of Ocean Predators follows the Tagging of Pacific Predators project. Whaling Season: A Year in the Life of an Arctic Whale Scientist follows John Craighead George (Jean’s son) in his work in [...]