Laurence Pringle
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1000L
Physical Desc
102 pages : color illustrations, color maps, photographs (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of man's discoveries about evolution, covering both the mechanisms of evolution and examples of natural selection.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
920L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The celebrated Secret Life series continues with a determined mother skunk and her five kits. Young readers will learn about their hidden lives as the skunk kits grow and explore their world, escape predators, and hunt for food. Renowned science author Laurence Pringle provides a story of family and survival packed with science terminology, depictions of skunk behavior, and information about skunks' habitats, diets, and sounds. And Kate Garchinsky's...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
940L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to dolphin species from around the world, including bottlenose dolphins and several species of orcas. Describes dolphin habitats, physiology, communication, intelligence, parenting, eating habits, and other facts. Also discusses conservation and how to protect dolphins from hunting, pollution, and other threats.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
High in the canopy of the rain forest, a sloth spends her days and nights, camouflaged from predators. She moves very little. You might not spot her because she has a secret life. Follow her as she swims and climbs, looks for food, escapes a harpy eagle, and gives birth to her son...caring for him until the day when she will leave him to live a secret life of his own.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
One of the most beloved of all insects, woolly bear caterpillars are often spotted creeping along on the ground in fall. But they seem to disappear as fast as they arrive. Where do they come from, and where do they go. This vivid story explores the secret life of the woolly bear caterpillar. Follow one caterpillar as she feasts and molts through the summer and journeys in the fall to find the perfect spot to spend the winter. In the spring, she'll...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
670L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Living off the coast of California in the Northern Pacific Ocean, Lutris the sea otter shares her life in a giant kelp forest habitat with many other otters and animals. Lutris is resourceful and relies on her keen sense of sight and smell to find food and survive. When her pup is born, Lutris lovingly tends to and teaches her daughter until she is ready to head out into the world on her own. Filled with important facts and gorgeous illustrations,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
This gorgeous and lyrical nonfiction picture book continues the Secret Life series by renowned science author Laurence Pringle and illustrator Kate Garchinsky. It follows a year in the life of a little brown bat named Otis as he learns to be a hunter, escape predators, and find a mate. Stunning, realistic illustrations celebrate the beauty of these mysterious creatures as readers learn important facts through an engaging and fascinating story. The...
15) One room school
Author
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A look back at events and the changing of the seasons at a one-room school in rural New York during the last year of the Second World War.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
940L
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Wolves! Strange and Wonderful reveals fascinating facts, from how wolves live in packs and hunt together to how they use their powerful jaw muscles to kill and eat their prey. Wolves establish and defend their territory with different howls and by leaving scent posts. Because wolves were seen as potentially harmful to livestock and humans, they were once hunted nearly to the point of extinction in the lower 48 states of the U.S. Now, many people...
