New Releases by Carol Carrick

Waiting for her mother to return home from work on Valentine''s Day, young Heather stays with her grandmother and is called upon to assist in the rescue of a newborn lamb. Reprint.

Mothers care for their babies in all kinds of ways. A mother duck keeps her eggs warm, a mother cat washes her little ones with her warm, gentle tongue, a mother goose chases intruders away from the nest . . . and a human mother lovingly tucks her child in and kisses him good night. The profound connection between mother and child emanates from every word and brush stroke as Carol Carrick''s spare, elegant text and her son Paul Carrick''s luminous paintings join to create a tender and reassuring picture book.

In the second collaboration of the mother-and-son team that created Mothers Are Like That, two cubs are born to a polar bear. Mother bear teaches her cubs how to swim and hunt seals. But when the ice melts earlier than usual—the result of a changing climate—there is not enough food to keep her milk rich or to feed her cubs. Emboldened by hunger, the bears venture into human territory, where they are captured and caged in a special jail for bears until winter returns and the ice forms once more. Then the bears are released to hunt again on the shifting floes of the Arctic. This lyrical story of a mother and her babies is beautifully illustrated and based on fact. It includes a detailed afterword on the effects of global warming on polar bears.

When his older brother talks about dinosaurs during a visit to the zoo, Patrick is afraid, until he discovers they all died millions of years ago. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

After looking up information about dinosaurs on his computer, Patrick is awakened by a dinosaur who arrives in a spaceship to take Patrick to his planet for show and tell. Both longtime fans and first-time readers will adore this delightful new story about Patrick, featuring the work of a distinctive new illustrator who brings a colorful contemporary touch to the book.

Surveys the whaling industry, ranging from hunting in colonial America to modern whaling regulations and conservation efforts.

When her grandfather goes in search of one who can heal her of her blindess and fails to return, Melanie follows and rescues him from a hideous troll.

Charlie the orangutan''s life is adversely affected by his father''s addiction.

Kate spends the night at her friend''s, Maxie. What fun they have playing with Maxie''s cat, Smokie. Smokie becomes a hero by waking them when the house is on fire.

Christopher must wait out a long, fretful night before searching for his dog lost during an island storm.

Recounts the tale of a poor tailor''s son who becomes a wealthy prince with the help of a magic lamp he finds in an enchanted cave.

Professor Potts discovers some big old bones and puts them together in various ways until he is satisfied he has discovered a dinosaur that once ruled the earth.

Through training an elephant, the first ever seen in early 1800''s Massachusetts, orphan Will begins to feel important for the first time in his life.

When David accepts a dare to ring the doorbell of Old Mother Witch, he trips over her near-dead body on the porch and runs back to call for help.

Christopher and his dog are caught in an unexpected adventure when a summer storm washes out the road. Three-color illustrations.

Although his teacher, mother, and older brother are sympathetic, Barney knows he''ll have to find his own way to deal with the bully, Lennie.

When his dog Ben tangles with a porcupine, Christopher fears for his pet''s safety until he thinks of a way to pacify the porcupine.

Lucy and her younger brother examine their feelings about a mentally handicapped boy they both fear when he follows them home one snowy day. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Christopher almost regrets being so anxious to try out his new camping gear his first night in the country that he doesn''t wait until his father can come along.

Living along the edge of the forest, a male and female coyote are forced into a desperate search for food as they struggle to survive the bitterly cold eastern winter.

Brendan is scared when he and his older cousin begin to climb the mountain, but on the way down, it''s Nora who becomes frightened.

Brendan is scared when he and his older cousin begin to climb the mountain, but on the way down, it''s Nora who becomes frightened.

In prehistoric times, a 50-foot-long mother crocodile defends her eggs and newly hatched young from attacks by bird eating dinosaurs and Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Paul is entrusted with the class rabbit over Easter Vacation.

The yellow balloon tied to his wrist helps Paul''s family locate him when he is lost on the town common on Old Home Day.