Watching Desert Wildlife

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

""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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

These expanded editions now have color photographs that tie in with the PBS series Drawing from Nature. Ages 10-up. Continue reading »

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 »