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  • Deer at the Brook
    Deer at the Brook
    Jim Arnosky
    Beginning and ending ``the brook is a sparkling place,'' Arnosky's quiet tale features shimmering illustrations that depict the gathering patterns of these gentle animals. Ages 4-8. Continue reading »
  • All Night Near Water
    All Night Near Water
    Jim Arnosky
    Through limpid watercolors and tender prose, Arnosky (Every Autumn Comes the Bear; Otters Under Water) magnifies a routine moment in nature until it assumes exceptional proportions. A mother mallard Continue reading »
  • All about Sharks
    All about Sharks
    Jim Arnosky
    Jim Arnosky's All About series goes underwater with All About Sharks. Arnosky presents many fascinating facts about these masters of the deep, beginning with the nine most familiar species and Continue reading »
  • Beachcombing: Exploring the Seashore
    Beachcombing: Exploring the Seashore
    Jim Arnosky
    Naturalist Jim Arnosky offers tips for Beachcombing: Exploring the Seashore, with which young explorers can identify different shells, crabs, jellyfish and other seaside treasures, all warmly Continue reading »
  • Sketching Outdoors in Spring
    Sketching Outdoors in Spring
    Jim Arnosky
    Arnosky is known for widening young readers' perceptions of the abundance of nature. Succeeding Drawing from Nature and Drawing Life in Motion, the author's third guide gently teaches children to see Continue reading »
  • Otters Under Water
    Otters Under Water
    Jim Arnosky
    Under the watchful eye of their mother on the shore, two otter pups glide, dive, hunt and explore their underwater world. Arnosky's watercolor illustrations deftly entice even reluctant, landlocked Continue reading »
  • Sketching Outdoors in Summer
    Sketching Outdoors in Summer
    Jim Arnosky
    Readers familiar with Arnosky's Drawing from Nature and Sketching Outdoors in Spring will find more incisive instructions as they follow the artist's path, winding its way like a snake in the hot Continue reading »
  • Crinkleroot's Guide to Giving Back to Nature
    Crinkleroot's Guide to Giving Back to Nature
    Jim Arnosky
    In Arnosky’s first Crinkleroot book in more than a decade, the bearded woodsman who “was born in a tree and raised by bees” explores environmental stewardship by way of example: he plants grass and Continue reading »
  • Raccoon on His Own
    Raccoon on His Own
    Jim Arnosky
    Jim Arnosky enthusiasts will welcome Raccoon on His Own, about a baby raccoon separated from his family. The fellow climbs aboard a canoe and Arnosky's illustration conveys the raccoon's fright as Continue reading »
  • Frozen Wild: How Animals Survive in the Coldest Places on Earth
    Frozen Wild: How Animals Survive in the Coldest Places on Earth
    Jim Arnosky
    Arnosky introduces animals indigenous to cold regions, including semi-aquatic species like otters and beavers; snow travelers, like deer, bobcats, and polar bears; and animals of the Arctic and Continue reading »
  • In the Forest: A Portfolio of Paintings
    In the Forest: A Portfolio of Paintings
    Jim Arnosky
    Few are as uniquely suited to the task of imparting a love of the outdoors--especially to children--as naturalist Arnosky. Living in the Vermont wilderness, he's intimately acquainted with the Continue reading »
  • I'm a Turkey!
    I'm a Turkey!
    Jim Arnosky
    This often underappreciated bird gets his due in Arnosky's funny homage. Tom is part of a large flock of wild turkeys (“We putt and peep and squawk and squabble. Talking turkey. Gobble, Continue reading »
  • Armadillo's Orange
    Armadillo's Orange
    Jim Arnosky
    As with his Raccoon on His Own, Armadillo's Orange by Jim Arnosky features another stranded creature whose journey home occasions an examination of the natural world. Young Armadillo doesn't Continue reading »
  • Crinkleroot's 25 Fish Every Child Should Know
    Crinkleroot's 25 Fish Every Child Should Know
    Jim Arnosky
    These beautifully executed guides, part of the series Crinkleroot's 100 Animals Every Child Should Know, aim to ``provide a base of knowledge of the animal kingdom,'' Arnosky writes. In the persona Continue reading »
  • Look at Me!: Wild Animal Show-Offs
    Look at Me!: Wild Animal Show-Offs
    Jim Arnosky
    Arnosky introduces animals with unusual—and showy—characteristics. Subjects include birds with dramatic plumage, mammals with horns and antlers, and animals that ward off threats by making noise. Continue reading »
  • Little Lions
    Little Lions
    Jim Arnosky
    Stretching the moments like a sunny spring day, this picture book takes a lingering look at a pair of four-week-old lion cubs while they are completely dependent upon their mother. This wink of time Continue reading »
  • Big Jim and the White-Legged Moose
    Big Jim and the White-Legged Moose
    Jim Arnosky
    This tall tale's blend of fact and fiction falls flat. Unlike the All About series and Arnosky's other books that focus closely on animal habitats and other factual details, this one spins a yarn Continue reading »
  • Creep and Flutter: The Secret World of Insects and Spiders
    Creep and Flutter: The Secret World of Insects and Spiders
    Jim Arnosky
    Combining larger-than-life illustrations and thoughtful field notes, Arnosky takes readers on a tour of insect life. Foldout spreads display mayflies, dragonflies, beetles, butterflies, moths, and Continue reading »
  • Every Autumn Comes the Bear
    Every Autumn Comes the Bear
    Jim Arnosky
    Decidedly less friendly-looking than the animal star of The Bear That Heard Crying (reviewed below) is the imposing beast that dominates the pages of naturalist Arnosky's latest offering. This Continue reading »
  • WATCHING DESERT WILDLIFE; WATCHING WATER BIRDS
    WATCHING DESERT WILDLIFE; WATCHING WATER BIRDS
    Jim Arnosky
    With one to two spreads per species, the volumes reflect the author/artist's meticulous research in both text and detailed illustrations. Ages 6-12. Continue reading »
  • Babies in the Bayou
    Babies in the Bayou
    Jim Arnosky
    Arnosky (Beachcombing: Exploring the Seashore ) looks at the littlest inhabitants of the Southern marshland, while still exposing the tooth-and-claw nature of Continue reading »
  • Gray Boy: A Story
    Gray Boy: A Story
    Jim Arnosky
    The noted naturalist tells a classic story of a boy and his dog, and in this slim novella he poetically captures the love and loyalty. Gray Boy was Ian's last present from his now-dead father. Ian is Continue reading »
  • Turtle in the Sea
    Turtle in the Sea
    Jim Arnosky
    ""Somewhere in the salty sea beneath the blue-green waves, a turtle flies in a water sky. She is swimming to the shore. It is time for her to dig a hole in the sand and bury her soft white Continue reading »
  • Slow Down for Manatees
    Slow Down for Manatees
    Jim Arnosky
    Arnosky (A Manatee Morning ) again focuses on this gentle marine mammal in a story inspired by an actual incident. A fast-moving boat hits a manatee swimming in Continue reading »
  • All Night Near the Water: 1
    All Night Near the Water: 1
    Jim Arnosky
    A mallard puts her ducklings to bed and rouses them at daybreak in Arnosky's ""limpid watercolors and tender prose,"" said PW. Ages 3-6. Continue reading »
  • Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-Watching, Shore Walking
    Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-Watching, Shore Walking
    Jim Arnosky
    Children's NOTES For the Great Outdoors Nature enthusiasts will appreciate Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-Watching and Shore Walking by Jim Arnosky. Designed as a scientific Continue reading »
  • Raccoons and Ripe Corn
    Raccoons and Ripe Corn
    Jim Arnosky
    On an autumn night, nature sends dry, yellow leaves and raccoons from a tree near the farm to the cornfield. The corn is ripe and the raccoons feast on the sweet kernels. The night passes, and the Continue reading »
  • Come Out, Muskrats
    Come Out, Muskrats
    Jim Arnosky
    In the golden glow of a late summer afternoon, muskrats emerge from their homes in the cove. As day slips into night, they paddle about, dive, nibble at water weeds and frolic amid the cattails and Continue reading »
  • Little Burro
    Little Burro
    Jim Arnosky
    Like many human children, Little Burro is a fierce creature of habit; her “favorite place” is actually the only place she’s ever known: the rocky canyon hillside where she was born (“Breezy and cool Continue reading »
  • Shimmer & Splash: The Sparkling World of Sea Life
    Shimmer & Splash: The Sparkling World of Sea Life
    Jim Arnosky
    Arnosky follows Creep and Flutter and Slither and Crawl by taking to the water, allowing readers to discover aquatic species through a mock nature journal and luminous illustrations. Foldout pages Continue reading »
  • Following the Coast
    Following the Coast
    Jim Arnosky
    Examining the teeming animal life in Atlantic marshlands, Following the Coast by Jim Arnosky details the author's trek up the coastline ""from Florida's Banana River to Bombay Hook on the Delaware Continue reading »
  • Drawing from Nature
    Drawing from Nature
    Jim Arnosky
    These expanded editions now have color photographs that tie in with the PBS series Drawing from Nature. Ages 10-up. Continue reading »
  • Mouse Shapes: A Very First Book
    Mouse Shapes: A Very First Book
    Jim Arnosky
    What a Concept Jim Arnosky's Mouse Shapes: A Very First Book showcases a rascally rodent wreaking geometric havoc in a tiny trim size (roughly 5"" 4Y""). Wordless opening pages show the mouse Continue reading »
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