The story highlights the collaborative efforts of two nations and a mother panda as they care for a beloved panda cub at the Smithsonian National Zoo. This true tale showcases the cub's journey, emphasizing themes of conservation and international cooperation, while celebrating the unique bond between humans and wildlife.
Dung is a precious pile of food and drink for these beetles. Simple science text and dramatic illustrations give a close-up view of the fascinating world of the dung beetle. When an animal lightens its load, dung beetles race to the scene. They battle over, devour, hoard, and lay their eggs in the precious poop. Dung is food, drink, and fuel for new life—as crucial to these beetles as the beetles are to many habitats, including our own. Back matter includes instructions for finding dung beetles, fun facts, glossary, and a selected bibliography.
In this picture book biography about eighteenth-century mathematician Sophie Germain, young readers will find a female role model who loved math and changed the world with her discoveries.
In this take on "The Ugly Duckling," a tyrannosaurus rex is hatched in a nest of ducklings. Includes facts about dinosaurs.