Steve Jenkins
41) The frog book
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...
44) The shark book
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Sharp teeth, super senses, and those infamous fins--what's not to love about sharks? Caldecott Honor-winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page explore one of the world's most notorious--and fearsome--animals. Learn what makes a shark a shark, what sharks like to eat, and how these predators of the deep have evolved. Ever wonder which shark is the smallest? Or the fastest? Even the most deadly? You'll find your answers in The Shark Book, with countless...
45) Actual size
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
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Description
Discusses and gives examples of the size and weight of various animals and parts of animals.End pages has information about each animal.
46) Big & little
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Illustrates the concept of size by comparing different animals, from the smallest visible animals to the largest.
47) Time to sleep
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Who dozes standing on one leg without falling over, snores while flying, or snuggles together in a big sleepy pile? A Caldecott Honor-winning duo offer this installment in a playful new series that shows how animals sleep. Full color.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers is unmatched and sure...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The latest offering from the award-winning team of Robin Page and Steve Jenkins focuses on the most unique and exciting animal displays in the natural world, used by creatures to stand out. This eye-catching, high-interest material is ideal for nature lovers, Jenkins fans, and even the most reluctant readers."--
Author
Publisher
Editorial Juventud
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
"When it comes to wild animals, everyone knows that there are certain things you just don't do. It's clearly a bad idea to tease a tiger, pull a python's tail, or bother a black widow spider. But do you know how dangerous it can be to pet a platypus, collect a cone shell, or touch a tang fish? Some creatures have developed unusual ways of protecting themselves or catching prey, and this can make them unexpectedly hazardous to your health. In this...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ediciones Castillo
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Español
Description
"El universo siempre está en acción, va tan rápido que hay miles de detalles que nos escapan. Por eso intentamos medir los sucesos con el tiempo. Pero, ¿Qué es el tiempo? ¿Qué tanto puede ocurrir en un segundo, un minuto o una hora? En un segundo, un jet se desplaza cerca de 224 metros; en un minuto el corazón del elefante late 30 veces; en una hora, una pulga pone 100 huevos. ¡Sólo imagínate lo que seguramente ocurre en un día o en un...
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Through infographics and illustrations readers will learn about the sometimes gross and absolutely always fascinating world of insects. With astounding numbers, facts, and figures, discover some of the most astonishing aspects of the animals that outnumber us humans on the planet: bugs!
58) Time for a bath
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Vibrantly colored cut-and-torn paper illustrations introduce silly and quirky ways some animals take a bath, in this title of a new series by the husband-and-wife team of Jenkins and Page. Full color.
59) The bird book
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
They can dance, sing, and, of course, fly--what's not to love about birds? With more than 10,000 species of dramatically different colors, shapes, and sizes, birds are some of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. The only animal with feathers, birds have soared through the skies for millions of years. In this beautiful picture book, learn what makes a bird a bird, what birds like to eat, and how these masters of the air have evolved. Ever...
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