Jim Arnosky
3) Little Burro
Author
Language
English
Description
"When Little Burro's band of burros leaves her canyon, Little Burro does not want to follow, but she soon finds out that visiting new places can be fun"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Usually a naturalist among naturalists, Arnosky (One Whole Day: Wolves, not reviewed, etc.) stumbles with this somewhat careless primer. Though in his green-tinged pictures he depicts a range of North American and tropical frogs, often life-sized, as well as their prey, predators, and stages of development, otherwise-anatomically-exact amphibians sport nether regions that look airbrushed, and every creature is labeled until the 'predators' page-on...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Publication Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Describes and identifies winged predators and explains why there are no feathers on a vulture's head, which bird is the deep-diving champ, and what makes an owl's wings perfectly silent in flight, in a text with fold-out pages.
The author describes and identifies winged predators, and explains why there are no feathers on a vulture's head, which bird is the deep-diving champ, and what makes an owl's wings perfectly silent in flight, in a text with...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A turtle emerges from the sea to lay her eggs in the sand.
Another nature lesson and environmental message from a specialist in translating the wonders of the natural world into terms children can understand. Arnosky (Field Trips, p. 405, etc.) gives the reader a peek into the life of a female sea turtle. As she comes to shore to lay her eggs, the scars we see on her shell serve as a segue for looking into her past. They tell the story of the many...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Publication Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky will bring out your inner explorer as he explains why a puffer swells up like a balloon, how sharks locate prey in the darkness, and why some fish like to swim in the shadow of a manatee.
18) Wolves
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Publication Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
The naturalist author observes the activities of a pack of wolves during the course of one day.
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Publication Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"In the sixth picture book in his Sterling gatefold series, acclaimed nature writer and illustrator Jim Arnosky introduces awe-inspiring wild predators: carnivores that survive through tooth and claw. Follow the huge paw prints of big cats like the African lion and the speedy cheetah; of massive bears like the fierce grizzly; and the grey wolf. A spectacular double gatefold plus two single foldouts present the animals up close and lifelike!"--Provided...



