New Releases by Diane Siebert

From New Hampshire''s formidable Mount Washington to San Francisco''s spectacular Golden Gate Bridge, the scenic treasures of the United States are brilliantly captured in this artistic tour de force. Award-winning poet Diane Seibert''s inventive poems are perfectly paired with Caldecott Honorrecipient Stephen Johnson''s compelling imagery. Each turn of the page offers a surprisewhether it''s an impressionistic painting of Niagara Falls, a wild collage of Las Vegas, or an evocative tallgrass prairie landscape. Additional facts about each site and a list of art media are provided, making this distinguished volume a gem for the study of literature, art, history, or geography.

A poem describing the rise and fall of Rhyolite, a town in the desert of southwestern Nevada which grew from one gold claim to a town of 10,000 people, then, a few years later, was deserted.

Rhyming text describes motorcycles of all kinds and their riders, as well as the joy of the open road.

This collection evokes the beauty, quiet, and life of caves in poetic text and color illustrations.

The sky''s the limit as all kinds of airplanes zoom across the heavens. From jumbo jets and spy planes to bombers and fire-fighting planes, each flying machine is controlled by a pilot with a special mission to compltet. Get ready for takeoff! 1994 Teachers'' Choices (IRA) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1994 (NSTA/CBC) A Reading Rainbow Selection

Shows the land, animals, and people of the Middle West in poetic text and illustrations.

From the tiny, darting lizard to a galloping herd of wild mustangs, the sometimes unseen activity of the Mojave Desert is depicted in flowing verse.

One of the Sierra Mountains speaks of the beauty and timelessness of herself and her sister peaks.

Rhymed text and illustrations describer the journey of a transcontinental trains.

Evokes the land, animals, and people of the Middle West in poetic text and illustrations.

Follows a trucker & his rig on a coast to coast trip

Rhymed text and illustrations describe the journey of a transcontinental truck.