Washoe County Library System

A picture book adaptation of John Denver's song Ancient rhymes, celebrating the birth of a dolphin.

The life cycle of salmon and it's place in ecology is lavishly illu strated and explained to the reader. Carol Reed-Jones follows the life cycle of salmon in cumulative verse, similar to her best-selling The Tree in the Ancient Forest. Against staggering odds the eggs hatch and grow, travel to the ocean, and eventually struggle upstream to their birthplace again, to spawn a new generation. Artist Michael Maydak vividly portrays the dramatic life of...

A child sees a saguaro cactus by day but there are no animals until after he leaves, when various creatures come out to play and prey. Also includes "field notes" which provide more facts about desert animals.

A boy goes fishing with his father and describes the interrelationships among the insects and animals he encounters, from the mosquito that bites him to the dragonflies, bullfrogs, and fish that he finally catches and eats. Includes facts about wetland species in the story.

"A counting and singing approach for young children to learn and appreciate the animals of the tropical rainforest"--Young readers will sing, clap, and count their way among monkeys that hoot, ocelots that pounce, parrots that squawk, and boas that squeeze! --

A picture book adaptation of John Denver's song that was written as a love song and has also been interpreted as a song expressing a parent's love for a child. Includes facts about Denver and about the song.