Steve Jenkins
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Language
English
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"How many species are there across the globe? How much do all of the insects in the world collectively weigh? How far can animals travel? Steve Jenkins answers these questions and many more with numbers, images, innovation, and authoritative science in his latest work of illustrated nonfiction. Jenkins layers his signature cut-paper illustrations alongside computer graphics and a text that is teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate zoological...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Through infographics, illustrations, facts, and figures, readers will learn about the giants that roamed the earth millions of years ago, but that still captivate their imaginations: Dinosaurs. Discover some of the most fascinating aspects of dinosaurs through astonishing numbers: the varying sizes and shapes of dinosaurs, timelines of when they roamed the earth, charts comparing the fastest dinos with the speedy animals of today, maps of where...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When it comes to wild animals, everyone knows that there are certain things you just don't do like try to pet an alligator or tiger. They are wild and can attack you. However, there are other animals that may not appear to be dangerous but are. Some creatures have developed unusal ways of protecting themselves or catch prey and if you come into contact with them can cause you harm or even death.
4) Living color
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"Red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, pink -- animals can be amazingly colorful. Why are they found in so many hues? How do their brilliant feathers, scales, shells, and skin help them survive? Find out ... how animals use color to warn predators, signal friends, attract a mate, or hide from their enemies"--Front dust jacket flap.
5) My first day
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Explore some of the fascinating things that animals fo on their first day" -- Cover.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"How old is the earth? Where is the ice three miles thick? Why are volcanoes so dangerous? Where are the wettest and driest spots on the planet? Find the answers to these questions--and many more--in Earth by the numbers."--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Nonfiction picture book explores the form, color, pattern, and nature of frogs.
"Caldecott Honor-winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page explore form, color, and pattern, and capture the very unique nature of frogs in this brilliantly illustrated picture book. Perfect for fans of The Beetle Book, and young readers looking for nonfiction about this perennially fascinating animal. Long legs, sticky tongues, big round eyes, and other dazzling features--what's...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Flies are fast! They can hover, walk upside down, and use their lightning-quick reflexes to escape predators. But rainbow trout, slender lorises, and assassin bugs can catch them. Chimney swifts can, too. How do such diverse creatures manage to capture the same prey? Similar in structure to What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, this eye-popping picture book introduces readers to a menagerie of animals that approach the same challenges in very different...
10) Actual size
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Discusses and gives examples of the size and weight of various animals and parts of animals.End pages has information about each animal.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades K & 1
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Three, Four Tell Me More: Nifty Nonfiction
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Three, Four Tell Me More: Nifty Nonfiction
Description
Featuring cut-paper illustrations, this picture book teaches young readers all about what makes a tool a tool--and the remarkable ways animals use them to interact with the world.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce different kinds of birds' nests, from the scrapes falcons build on high, craggy ledges to the underground nests burrowing owls dig. Includes brief facts about each kind of bird.
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In the follow-up to the well-received "Animal Poems, Pug: And Other Animal Poems," this poetry collection examines a wide range of animal behavior, from the fleetingness of a fly sipping spilled milk to the constant steely presence of a powerful bull, and more.
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