Books by Faith McNulty

A child takes an imaginary 8,000-mile journey through the earth and discovers what's inside.

"If you decide to go to the moon," writes Faith McNulty, "read this book first. It will tell you how to get there and what to do after you land. The most important part tells you how to get home." Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing ("don't forget your diary and plenty of food") to liftoff (at first you'll feel heavy; don't worry") to traveling through space (where "the moon glows like a pearl in the black, black sky"). The reader lands at the Sea of Tranquility, the site of the first lunar landing.

In a world where dogs ruled, people would be well treated as pets.

A girl describes how she spent a summer observing the bats around and inside her house and what she discovered about their characteristics and behavior.

A boy learns about wolves when he accompanies his brother to a wildlife park to shoot a film about these ancestors of the pet dogs of today.

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and evolution of this gentle creature.

Explains how the earth's biggest mammal evolved from a land animal into a sea animal.

While observing whales in the Atlantic Ocean, a boy falls overboard.

While visiting her sister who is studying dolphins in Florida, a young girl has an exciting day swimming in the dolphin pool, watching a pregnant dolphin give birth, and finally, having her life saved by one of the animals.

Herman the flea describes the perils that he and his many brothers and sisters face after making their home in the fur of Goldie, a family pet.

An escaped snake finds many clever places to hide throughout a house, while the boy who brought him home continues to search for him.

The author describes finding an orphaned baby woodchuck and caring for it until it was able to fend for itself in the wild again.

The author records her visit with Koko, a young gorilla in California who uses sign language and who experiences many of the same feelings a child feels.

Describes how a scientist courts a whooping crane and how the resulting egg is carefully incubated until it hatches.

Newbery Honor recipient and New York Times bestselling author Marion Dane Bauer breaks down the weather science behind hurricanes in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read. Hurricanes form over the ocean and sweep across the coast. Discover how water, wind, air, and thunderstorms can merge and become a powerful hurricane.

Recounts the tragic story of Francine Hughes, a battered wife who in desperation murdered her abusive husband, detailing their marriage, the deterioration of their relationship, the murder, and the trial that followed.

Twelve separate tales about various animals and what it is like to be close to them in a variety of situations.

A boy and a mouse describe their relationship during the months they spend together.

Discusses the evolution, physiology, communication, travels, and other details of the various kinds of whales.

A female woodchuck awakes from hibernation, finds a mate, raises a family, and when winter comes again returns to her nest to sleep.

While helping his uncle with a study of prairie dogs, Paul discovers wild animals are good for something besides target practice.