New Releases by Faith Mcnulty

A spider has made her home among the green hills and valleys of a lettuce leaf. It is a perfect den, just the right size, with a dewdrops pool nearby that will catch moths on moonlit nights. How is the spider to know that the lady intends to eat that very lettuce for lunch one day?

In language that is elegant, yet fun, this adventure invites the reader on an emotionally charged trip to the moon--from reminders of what one should pack on a trip to the moon, to the exciting countdown and lift-off.

Collected and restored to print at last are moving, lowlife sketches by a writer for "The New Yorker", a man whose "phenomenal ear caught the common parlance of New York in all its uncommonness". Includes a memoir by Faith McNulty.

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.

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.

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.

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

‘[An] irresistible account of a child’s imaginary 8,000-mile journey through the earth to discover what’s inside. Facts about the composition of the earth are conveyed painlessly and memorably.’ —SLJ. ‘An exciting adventure. . . . Illustrations [by Caldecott Medal winner Marc Simont] explode with color and action.’ —CS. Best Books of 1979 (SLJ) Children''s Choices for 1980 (IRA/CBC) A Reading Rainbow Selection

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

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

Recounts the tragic story of a battered wife, who in desperation murdered her tormenting husband, and describes how they met and married, and how their relationship deteriorated. Hughes was tried in Lansing, Michigan, and found by a jury of her peers to be not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.

Young elephant learns that he must remember what to forget.

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.

Provides scientific information about the world''s largest mammals as well as the author''s personal observations of whale behavior.

"An oddly assorted lot of champions have labored -- often at cross purposes -- to save [the whooping crane] from extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service turned the crane''s wintering ground into a refuge, and joined forces with the National Audubon Society to find ways and means to save him. Zoo superintendent George Douglass was often accused of trying to corner the captive crane market. The cranes'' best friend, Robert Allen, pursued the birds in helicopters, stalked them through salt marshes, tracked them to their secret nesting place in Canada, and tried to clear the flyway of snipers so the tiny flock could migrate without casualties in transit. Hopes for raising cranes in captivity were pinned on Josephine and her mate Crip. 52 eggs and 4 chicks later hopes were dashed when two of the chicks, George and Georgette, had to be renamed George I and George II. Behind this are other grim statistics. Though the wild whooping crane population at Aransas has increased from a low of 14 in 1939 to a high of 44 in 1965, the bird could be wiped out overnight, as swiftly and irrevocably as the passenger pigeon." --Dust jacket

Lively and informative books about cats in particular and cats in general. Drawings by Peggy Bacon.