Most Popular Books by Jim Arnosky

This handbook to fishing, boating, and water wildlife brings together Jim Arnosky''s knowledge, skills, and talents in one wonderful package. Illustrated with his trademark watercolors, pen-and-ink drawings, and photographs, it is packed with information.

An anecdotal account of the pleasures of fly fishing, discussing the choice and use of tackle, kinds of flies, walking in water, and watching for fish.

This book discusses the deer that inhabit North and Central America, including information about their life cycles, eating habits, and habitats.

In late afternoon the muskrats come out to swim, dive, and eat green water weeds.

Crinkleroot the forest dweller describes the changes that take place in animals and plants throughout the four seasons.

Discusses the life cycle, habitats, and behavior of rattlesnakes and depicts the different kinds.

Discusses turkeys, what they eat, where they sleep, and how they survive.

A picture-book field guide that introduces with paintings & brief text 25 common species of fish.

Presents a day in the life of a herd of wild ponies on Assateague Island.

A mother manatee and her baby swim in the warm waters of the Crystal River in Florida, munching on hyacinth and floating with the fish. But a noisy motorboat is churning by, and the mother tries to keep her baby safe. Full-color illustrations.

Why watch birds? Crinkleroot shows why in this basic beginner''s guide unlike any other. In addition to illustrations of birds to identify, there are charts explaining the parts of a bird, how a bird grows, how to tell males and females, how to find birds, and how to attract them to your neighborhood. Full-color illustrations.

A turtle emerges from the sea to lay her eggs in the sand.

An armadillo remembers where his burrow is by the orange near the opening, but when the orange rolls away, he discovers a new way to find his home.

While their mother is away from the den, four little foxes play in the sunlight.

Presents labeled pictures of the author''s choices for birds with which boys and girls under five should be familiar.

A rattlesnake slithers into a cave and shakes and wriggles in a rattlesnake dance of pure bliss, while other hissing snakes join the underground ball. Full-color illustrations.

A poetic and pictorial portrayal of the lovely things that happen at a brook as a mother deer and two fawns come to drink, fish leap, and sunlight sparkles on the water.

A dozen dolphins, led by the eldest member and her youngster, become stranded on a sandbar and must be helped to safety by humans.

Four young coyotes harass the animals in a desert canyon until they run into a rattlesnake.

Presents tips on finding and observing various bugs, with blank pages provided for keeping records.

Take a walk in the wild with Crinkleroot! Include useful safety tips for avoiding ticks, poison plants, and other hazards.

Acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky will bring out your inner explorer as he explains why a puffer swells up like a balloon, how sharks locate prey in the darkness, and why some fish like to swim in the shadow of a manatee.

Provides information about manatees, where they live, what they eat, how they breathe, the dangers to manatees and how they are being protected.

Recounts the daily adventures of a wolf pack.

What is a salt marsh? Do you know why low tide is the best time to see water birds there? Find out by following Jim Arnosky along the coast from Florida''s Banana River to Bombay Hook on the Delaware shore. Protected from the sea, salt marshes are a wonderful place to watch all sorts of wildlife, from pelicans to bears. Jim Arnosky''s large, color-saturated illustrations and sharp sketches bring out the beauty of the natural world. Birds, manatees, and even wild ponies await you in the pages of this gorgeously illustrated book. Jim Arnosky''s vivid art and careful observations of wildlife make him the leading naturalist writing and illustrating for children today.

With the same delight and reverence that suffuse his award-winning books, Jim Arnosky invites artists of all ages to experience nature close up by sketching outdoors at a special time of year--summer. "A fine complement to Sketching Outdoors in Spring."--Booklist.

Early in March Jim Arnosky, sketchbook in hand, set out to discover the arrival of spring in his Vermont countryside. He had imagined many times just what he would find, and was fascinated to discover that the beginnings of spring were very different from his winter bound expectations.The weather was cold and raw. Most of his sketching was done with gloved hands. The first signal he perceived of resurging wildlife was the call of wood frogs. Early spring wildflowers thrived, but they were in difficult, Hard-to-reach places. Everything as in barely perceptible motions. On March 31 he commented, "I am slowly beginning to be surrounded by the things I want to draw."This book is the fulfillment of one spring season spent sketching by the artist, and naturalist. At the very heart of this remarkable work is his sharing of the keen pleasure that can be had sketching outdoors in spring and bringing it all back home.

In spoken-word song with rhyming text, a turkey describes his life in a large flock, always looking out for other creatures that might find him tasty. (Internet component includes downloadable song) --Provided by publisher

Bobby and Gina visit their grandparents on Lake Champlain and learn about the legendary monster that supposedly inhabits the lake.

Legendary creatures such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster hold endless fascination for people around the globe. Do these creatures really exist? Countless eyewitnesses say yes, and scientists are discovering new animal species every year, so perhaps it isn’t impossible. But how would such large animals survive? Where would they live, and what would they eat? In Monster Hunt, Jim Arnosky presents mythical creatures of the past and gigantic prehistoric animals that have survived to the present. He examines accounts of Kraken, Bigfoot, and Nessie, and then invites readers to join him in exploring what might be living in the deep waters of Lake Champlain. With its combination of folklore, natural history, and field research, this beautifully illustrated book is ideal for anyone who is curious and enjoys a little mystery.

Meet the show-offs! With their eye-catching patterns, feathers, scales, and dancelike movement, many animals seem to be saying: "Look at ME!" Acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky reveals the reasons behind their attention-grabbing behavior. His spectacular art, including amazing gatefolds, presents brilliantly colored poison arrow frogs; the breeding plumage of various birds; the impressive antlers of deer and elk; the dramatic color transformation of spawning fish; and so much more.

A whimsical mouse experiences many mishaps while using sticks to form the letters of the alphabet.

An illustrated introduction to trees and woodlands with information on how to identify the bark and the leaves, the many ways that animals use trees, and how to read the individual history that shapes every tree.

Observations by one forest dweller of the plants and animals that surround him.

Discusses six animals that periodically form groups, including a swarm of bees, colony of ants, and kettle of hawks.

An introduction to alligators, where they live, what they eat, how big they grow and much more.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and survival techniques of different kinds of sharks.