Jane Yolen

Chronicles the history of the Roanoke colony and offers possible explanations for their mysterious disappearance.

Reveals the true, humorous story about an interrupting cow, based on the popular knock-knock joke.

After saving a little crab from being hit by the shark bus, a young fish is proclaimed a hero and becomes an assistant crossing guard.

Explains how young dinosaurs should behave during a typical school day.

The space ship Star Warts, commanded by Commander Toad, encounters a black hole which threatens the vehicle with doom.

A six-year old child is used to vegetables from visits to farms. She imagines a host of vegetable babies, each with their own unique characteristics and flaws as she awaits the birth of a sibling. In the end, the real-life baby if not like a vegetable baby; but he holds promise of future activities with his sister.

"Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the remarkable joys of a sick that can anchor a daydream, fend off monsters, and even make music."--

Mixture of poetry and photographs that capture animals by the numbers.

With rhyming text, this soothing bedtime book is an ode to baby birds everywhere and sleepy children home safe in their own beds. As a mother describes to her child how many species of birds nest, from pigeons on concrete ledges to owls in oak tree boles to swallows above barn doors.

"A young birder and her mother hike beside a lake and experience the majesty of an eagle aerial show. They spy a massive nest, high in a tree, and understand that the two eagles dancing across the sky are a mating pair. Soon, there will be chicks, and the girl and her mother return to the nest months later for a peek at the new little lives. "--Provided by publisher.