Browse by category
All Pigs Are Beautiful by Dick King-Smith; Anita Jeram (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: Read and Wonder Ser.
Oink Oink Pigs...beautiful? Who'd have guessed?Read and Wonder books tell stories, take children on adventures, and reveal how big and WONDER-full the natural world really is.
Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies
Category: Picture Books | Series: Read and Wonder (Paperback)
"A charming and informative story about a pipistrelle bat. . . . Offers vivid descriptions of the animal's flight, its navigational skills, andthe hunt for food." SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Night has fallen, and Bat awakens to find her evening meal. Follow her as she swoops into the shadows, shouting and fl ...Show more
Big Blue Whale (Nature Storybooks: Book & CD) by Nicola Davies
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Read and Wonder Ser.
The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever lived on Earth. Curious young minds will love reading this sensuous exploration of what a blue whale feels, sounds and smells like, and learning facts about a whale's size, life-span, diet, babies and more. Previously part of the acclaimed "Read and Won ...Show more
Caterpillar Caterpillar - Read and Wonder by Vivian French; Charlotte Voake (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: Read and Wonder Ser.
"The text does an excellent job of describing the metamorphosis of a swallowtail butterfly, and the closeup, vibrant drawings of each developmental stage are outstanding." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL "The text does an excellent job of describing the metamorphosis of a swallowtail butterfly, and the closeu ...Show more
Dolphin Baby! by Nicola Davies; Brita Granström (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: Read and Wonder Ser.
Swim with a baby dolphin as he learns to survive -- and play -- in an engaging story splashed with facts and buoyed by bright illustrations. Pop! Tail first, head last, Dolphin is born into the blue. He's brand new, but helped by his mother, he swims up, up, up to take his first breath. Readers are inv ...Show more
Grandma Elephant's in Charge by Martin Jenkins; Ivan Bates (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: Read and Wonder Ser.
An entertaining, educational look at the everyday life of a family of elephants - who never forget who's in charge. Elephants are the biggest animals on land, and they live in big families, too. So who can possibly keep them in line? Grandma After all, she's been around long enough to know where all the ...Show more
Hippos Are Huge! (Read and Wonder) by Jonathan London
Category: Paperback Picture Book SPECIALS | Series: Read and Wonder
Hippos may make you laugh, but watch out! An acclaimed naturalist takes an exuberant look at these massive, swift, and super dangerous animals. What's the deadliest animal in Africa? It's not the lion or the crocodile--it's the hippopotamus! Hippos have razor-sharp tusks, weigh as much as fifty men, and ...Show more
Ice Bear by Nicola Davies
Category: Children's | Series: Read and Wonder Ser.
Huge, magnificent, alone, a white bear moves through the frozen Arctic. Powerful hunter, tender mother and gentle playmate - she shares this land of ice and snow with the Inuit people, who watch and learn from her. This title takes the readers on a journey into the world of the polar bear.
Insect Detective by Steve Voake; BookSource Staff (Compiled by)
Category: Children's | Series: Read and Wonder Ser.
Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects. (Ages 5-8) A Junior Library Guild Selection Right now, all around us, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things: wasps are building nests, ants are c ...Show more
Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies; Salvatore Rubbino (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: Read and Wonder Ser.
"Pitch-perfect throughout, enthusiastic and confident. . . . Positively ducky all around." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) The young girl in this story may live in the city, but outside her window there's a river full of mallard ducks She hears them as soon as she wakes up, and on the way to schoo ...Show more
One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Read and Wonder (Paperback)
"Simple, lyrical words and bright, acrylic doublepage pictures convey the astonishing facts about the loggerhead sea turtle. . . . A powerful nature story for a young audience." --BOOKLIST Far, far out at sea lives one of the world's most mysterious creatures, the loggerhead turtle. For thirty years she ...Show more
Otters Love to Play by Jonathan London; Meilo So (Illustrator)
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Read and Wonder Ser.
Ka-splash! Head to the river, where a frolicsome bunch of otters plays all year round in a nonfiction story sprinkled with facts -- and loaded with fun. It's spring, and a litter of baby river otters emerges from a den . . . to play! Follow the otters through the seasons as they chase one another, slid ...Show more