New Releases by Carol Carrick

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.

While waiting for her mother to come home from work on Valentine''s Day, Heather helps her grandmother rescue a newborn lamb and bake a special cooky.

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

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.

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.

Mike has always been a little in awe of his self-assertive friend Rob, but one day, when pushed too far, Mike realizes he will have to take a stand of his own or lose his self-respect. "A convincing story." -- School Library Journal

Fascinated with dinosaurs, Patrick invents an imaginary explanation of why they bacame extinct.

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.

Paul is entrusted with the class rabbit over Easter Vacation.

After his dog Bodger is hit by a truck and killed, Christopher must deal with his feelings of depression and guilt. "The subdued illustrations -- their details warmed by washes of golds, browns and tans -- are realistic and feeling. An honest look at grief with no tidy answers." -- School Library Journal

Traces the life cycle of a female lobster from the time she is hatched until her own eggs are mature.