Animal Senses: How Animals See, Hear, Taste, Smell and Feel (Animal Behavior)1 review
Pamela Hickman

Kids Can Press, Ltd., 1998

Excellent, Interactive Book on Animal Senses

I LOVE this book! It takes each of the human senses and compares it with various types of animals. It is filled with fun facts and activities to mimic animal senses. Look through a kitchen colander; this is how an insect and lobster sees. Use a party blower and try to knock a small wad of ...
  
  











  



  
Richard Scarry's Best Story Book Ever ~ A Deluxe Golden Book

Golden Press, 1967

This book contains 82 Wonderful Round-The-Year Stories and Poems and includes the controversial story "Pierre Bear" by Patricia Scarry
  
  











  



  
Cactus Desert (One Small Square)1 review
Donald M. Silver, Patricia Wynne

McGraw-Hill, 1997

Both interesting and informative

I reviewed this book for The Home School Manual ============================= One Small Square One Small Square, Cactus Desert "Whew! It's hot: 115°F (46°C), and the temperature is still climbing. . . . Welcome to cactus country. Home of rattlesnakes and roadrunners, yuccas and chuckwallas. . . ...
  
  











  



  
Mr. Popper's Penguins129 reviews
Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater

Little, Brown Young Readers, 1992

Our first successful read-aloud

+ A Classic.
+ Greatest Book Ever
+ extremely great
+ Brings back memories
  
  











  



  
Animals in Motion: How Animals Swim, Jump, Slither and Glide (Animal Behavior)
Pamela Hickman

Kids Can Press, Ltd., 2000

Meet a fish that flies, a frog that climbs trees and a bird that flies backwards! Whether it's to escape danger, seek shelter or look for food, animals move in many amazing ways. Animals in Motion contains facts, activities and easy-to-do experiments to show kids how animals walk, run, glide, fly, slither and jump. With stunning, realistic illustrations, Animals in Motion is an innovative ...
  
  











  



  
Animal Defenses: How Animals Protect Themselves (Animal Behavior)
Etta Kaner

Kids Can Press, Ltd., 1998

Imagine that you are afraid, but instead of running and yelling for help, you pretend to be a stick. That's how an inchworm defends itself! Animal Defenses reveals the unique ways in which animals protect themselves. Easy-to-do experiments and activities explain the tricks animals use to help them survive. With stunning, realistic illustrations, this book is an innovative approach to ...
  
  











  



  
The Flying Flea, Callie and Me9 reviews
Bill Wallace, Carol Wallace

Pocket Books, 1999

Lots of Fun!

+ book purchase
+ Great Excitement!
+ The Flying Flea, Callie, and Me Wallace,Bill and Carol
+ Purrrifictly Good!
  
  











  



  
Animal Habitats! (Williamson Little Hands Series)1 review
Judy Press

Williamson Books, 2005

Fun, easy crafts for young animal lovers

This is a perfect book for young children who are interested in animals and nature. Each section has information about a particular animal and its habitat along with a fun craft project based on that habitat. The craft projects are simple and fast, and the kids can do many of the steps themselves. ...
  
  











  



  
The Everything Kids' Animal Puzzles & Activity Book: Slither, Soar, And Swing Through A Jungle Of Fun! ...
Beth L. Blair, Jennifer A. Ericsson

Adams Media, 2005

Furry, slimy, scaly, or fluffy, you'll find your favorite creatures ready to explore right alongside you with The Everything Kids' Animal Puzzle & Activity Book ! You'll wade through wetlands, climb over mountains, and search the seas. You'll puzzle through exciting mazes, brainteasers, and activities. You'll hunt down fun across the world as you: Search the beach for hidden ocean critters ...
  
  











  



  
One Small Square: Woods2 reviews
Donald M. Silver, Patricia Wynne

McGraw-Hill, 1997

Amazing amount of info and inspiration & [good] price!

+ Great details

What a gem! I was surprised when I discovered this book. The gist of the book is for the child (or adult) to mark off a square space in the woods and begin exploring and learning. This book is a real integration of activities, suggested observations, and fact. The learner is to explore, dig, look, ...
  
  











  



  
Swamp
Donald M. Silver, Patricia Wynne

McGraw-Hill, 1997

From bugs to birds. . .from mosses to manatees. . .a swamp is a complex ecosystem. But young readers won't be swamped during this amazingly accessible wade through a small square of wetlands, filled with exotic wildlife. Here is a fascinating look at the characteristics of swamp life. . .and the reasons why its survival is so important. Beautifully illustrated, with fun-to-do experiments and ...
  
  











  



  
Socks24 reviews
Beverly Cleary

HarperTrophy, 1990

socks by beverly cleary

+ A charming cat's-eye point of view
+ Socks is adorable!
+ Socks
+ I'm going to be nicer to my cat
  
  











  



  
Coyote Autumn7 reviews
Bill Wallace

Aladdin, 2002

Don't like to read. But. The best book i have ever read

+ coyote autumn
+ Very Exciting!!!
+ An Animal Lover's Dream
+ Book from the Book Report
  
  











  



  
Draw Write Now, Book 6: Animals Habitats -- On Land, Pond & Rivers, Oceans (Draw-Write-Now)2 reviews
Marie Hablitzel, Kim Stitzer

Barker Creek Publishing, 1999

Guaranteed Success

+ Super series

As a 1st Grade teacher, I have a wide range of reading and handwriting abilities. Keeping them all motivated can be a challenge. I have yet to meet a child, however, who will not jump at the chance to draw. I have the Draw Write Now series and am anxiously awaiting Book 7. No matter what the ...
  
  











  



  
The Fourteen Bears in Summer and Winter (Deluxe Golden Book)33 reviews
Evelyn Scott

Golden Books, 2005

FOURTEEN BEARS...Daughter's favorite book

+ My baby brother's book
+ A memory revisited...
+ 14 Bears in Summer & Winter
+ Coziest Kid book ever!
  
  











  



  
Animal Talk: How Animals Communicate through Sight, Sound and Smell (Animal Behavior)1 review
Etta Kaner

Kids Can Press, Ltd., 2002

Winner of Animal Behavior Society Children's Book Award 2003

Animal Talk is the most recent contribution to an excellent series of animal behavior and ecology books by Etta Kaner and is the recipient of the Animal Behavior Society's 2003 Outstanding Children's Book Award. The book presents animal communication by dividing communication up by context, ...
  
  











  



  
Animals and Their Young: How Animals Produce and Care for Their Babies (Animal Behavior)
Pamela Hickman

Kids Can Press, Ltd., 2003

A polar bear mother gives birth while hibernating, then goes back to sleep for another two months. A male seahorse carries a female's eggs in a pouch until they are ready to hatch. Whether by giving birth, protecting their young or teaching them survival skills, animals produce and care for their babies in some extraordinary ways.
  
  











  



  
The Tarantula in My Purse: and 172 Other Wild Pets12 reviews
Jean Craighead George

HarperTrophy, 1997

Something for all ages!

+ Talking Crows and Watchdog Bullfrogs
+ The Taratula in My Purse a review by:Krissy
+ The best animal book ever!
+ Charm, comedy, disgust, heartwarmth--a kid's favorite mix!
  
  











  



  
Kids' Easy-to-Create Wildlife Habitats: For Small Spaces in City-Suburbs-Countryside (Quick Starts for Kids!)
Emily Stetson

Williamson Books, 2004

Guess what? Make a Difference! Your efforts even very small efforts to attract and protect wildlife can make a difference to many kinds of critters. Habitat loss affects all animals not just rare, endangered species. You don't have to have a big yard or even any yard at all to make a welcoming place for wildlife!
  
  











  



  
Arctic Tundra
Donald M. Silver, Patricia Wynne

McGraw-Hill, 1997

It’s a land of riddles, where a winter night can last for weeks and where the ground is full of water though it rarely rains or snows. Bears, hares, wolves, and foxes roam the ice-crusted earth, as flowers follow the sun as it moves across the sky. Young readers may never come to the Arctic tundra, but now it can come to them—in a book chock full of fun-to-do experiments and ...