Best Selling Books by Helen Frost

Simple text, photographs, and diagrams introduce the skeletal system and its purpose, parts, and functions.

Simple text and photographs describe the physical characteristics and habits of praying mantises.

"Lists foods that make teeth strong."--Title page verso.

Simple text and illustrations present tyrannosaurus rex, its body parts, and behavior.

Simple text and photographs present the lives of gorillas that live in rain forests in Africa.

Anikwa and James, twelve years old in 1812, spend their days fishing, trapping, and exploring together in the forests of the Indiana Territory. To Anikwa and his family, members of the Miami tribe, this land has been home for centuries. As traders, James''s family has ties to the Miami community as well as to the American soldiers in the fort. Now tensions are rising—the British and American armies prepare to meet at Fort Wayne for a crucial battle, and Native Americans from surrounding tribes gather in Kekionga to protect their homeland. After trading stops and precious commodities, like salt, are withheld, the fort comes under siege, and war ravages the land. James and Anikwa, like everyone around them, must decide where their deepest loyalties lie. Can their families—and their friendship—survive? In Salt, Printz Honor author Helen Frost offers a compelling look at a difficult time in history. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013 A Frances Foster Book

An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the African American civil rights attorney who became a prominent Supreme Court Justice.

An introduction to the life of the thirty-fifth president of the United States.

Simple text and photographs present wheels and axles and their function as a simple machine.

Simple text and photographs present school bus drivers and their role in the community.

Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate the job of auto mechanics.

"Simple text and photographs present arctic hares, where they live, and what they do"--Provided by publisher.

Text and photographs present inclined planes and their function as a simple machine.

Simple text and photographs present the five senses and how they work together.

Simple text and illustrations persent triceratops, its body parts, and behavior-- in both English and Spanish.

From Printz Honor author Helen Frost, a middle grade novel in verse about the summer everything changes for two sisters.

Simple text and illustrations present woolly mammoths, their body parts, and behavior.

Simple text and photographs present the features and care of dogs.

Text and photographs present fog, how it is formed, and how it affects the Earth and people.

Sam and Katie find a stray dog and make a big mistake, but it''s hard to make amends--how can you apologize to a dog? A dirty, skinny, dog shows up in Sam and Katie''s neighborhood. They start to follow it, and they don''t like what they see: The Wilson sisters yell at it because it goes in their garden and the Tracy twins chase it on their bikes and throw things at it. Sam and Katie want the dog to know they''ll be its friends. They think it should have a name. Most of all, they want it to like them. But then they do something thoughtless, and after that, it''s hard to make things right, especially because the dog now won''t come near them. How they earn the dog''s trust, help it find its place in their town and how it gets its name, makes for a heartwarming story told in two voices using prose and poetry. Blue Daisy is illustrated with 20 black-and-white illustrations and includes recipes for dog biscuits and snickerdoodles. A Bank Street Best Childrens Book of the Year!

Simple text and photographs present the features and care of fish that can be kept as pets.

When fourteen-year-olds Wren and Darra meet at a Michigan summer camp, both are overwhelmed by memories from six years earlier when Darra''s father stole a car, unaware that Wren was hiding in the back.

Simple text and photographs present the features and behavior of tigers.

Introduces the circulatory system, its purpose, parts, and functions.

Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress who some people believe sewed the first American flag.

Examines the colors and patterns of various butterfly wings.

Simple text and photographs present the features and behavior of lemurs.

An introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of monarch butterflies, including their migration.

Using diamond-shaped poems, Helen Frost tells the moving story of Willow and her family.

"Simple text and photographs present caribou, where they live, and what they do"--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and photographs from the rain forest present the characteristics and behavior of parrots.

Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to the geography, animals, culture, and people of Mexico. Includes a map.

Describes the water cycle in simple text and photographs.

Describes the development of baby birds from when they hatch up until their first flight.

An introduction to the stages a caterpillar goes through as it develops from an egg to eventually becoming a butterfly.

Describes where and how various species of birds nest, including in tree branches, in hollow trees, near water, and on cliffs. Birds shown include cardinals, the Canadian goose, woodpeckers, great blue herons, pigeons, and Atlantic puffins.

Text and photographs introduce the physical characteristics and behavior of tree frogs that live in tropical rain forests.