New Releases by Katherine Roy

"Highly recommended for nonfiction and even parenting collections, where it will fly off the shelf with science-loving kids and neutralize any adult melodrama around talking to kids about sex."—School Library Journal, starred review A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year Everywhere, all around you, life is making more. From fish to mammals and plants to insects, every organism on Earth must reproduce, and the survival of each species—and of life itself—depends on this and on the diversity it creates. In this groundbreaking book, Katherine Roy distills the science of reproduction into its simplest components: organisms must meet, merge their DNA, and grow new individuals; and she thoughtfully highlights the astonishing variety of this process with examples from across the natural world, from ferns and butterflies to trout, hawks, rabbits, and more. Lucid, informed, and illuminated by beautiful paintings, Making More weaves a story that seamlessly explains life’s most fundamental process, answers children’s questions, and provides an essential tool for parents, caregivers, and educators.

The savanna is not an easy place to live, even for African elephants, the largest land animals on earth. If it's a challenge for these 7,000-pound giants, what's it like for their newborn babies? An infant elephant has precious little time to learn the incredible array of skills that are necessary to keep up, from projecting her voice across a 10-octave range to using the 100,000 muscles in her trunk to stay hydrated. But this giant-to-be has the perfect classroom--a family herd made up of her mother, sisters, cousins, and aunts. With their help and protection, she'll learn how to survive, how to thrive, and how to be an elephant. Award-winning author-illustrator Katherine Roy's How to Be an Elephant delves into the intricate family dynamics at play in a typical African herd. Drawing upon the latest scientific research and Roy's own expedition to Kenya, and brimming with lush watercolor illustrations and detailed diagrams, this book vividly portrays the life and development of an elephant from an uncertain newborn into a majestic adult. As informative as it is beautiful, Roy's unique portrait of an elephant's life will captivate young explorers and animal lovers alike. David Macaulay Studio This title has Common Core connections. A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017 A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2017 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017

Up close with the ocean's most fearsome and famous predator and the scientists who study them—just twenty-six miles from the Golden Gate Bridge! A few miles from San Francisco lives a population of the ocean's largest and most famous predators. Each fall, while the city's inhabitants dine on steaks, salads, and sandwiches, the great white sharks return to California's Farallon Islands to dine on their favorite meal: the seals that live on the island's rocky coasts. Massive, fast, and perfectly adapted to hunting after 11 million years of evolution, the great whites are among the planet's most fearsome, fascinating, and least understood animals. In the fall of 2012, Katherine Roy visited the Farallons with the scientists who study the islands' shark population. She witnessed seal attacks, observed sharks being tagged in the wild, and got an up close look at the dramatic Farallons—a wildlife refuge that is strictly off-limits to all but the scientists who work there. Neighborhood Sharks is an intimate portrait of the life cycle, biology, and habitat of the great white shark, based on the latest research and an up-close visit with these amazing animals.

"Charming." —Rob Clough, tcj.com "[Katherine Roy's] 'kids' comics have just as much to offer adults and maybe still more to parents." —Rich Kreiner, tcj.com "The only thing better than enthusiasm is enthusiasm + talent. Katherine Roy is an exemplar of both." —weloveyouso.com (Spike Jonze's blog) Have you ever been scared to grow up?Meet Caterpillar, a charming and adventurous bug, who doesn't want to grow up. Growing up means she'll get old and eventually die! But when she finds a baby squid in the ocean, Caterpillar hatches a different plan for her future: she'll become a squid! With the help of her new friend, Squidy, Caterpillar will do everything she can to transform from a little caterpillar into a giant squid. Spots is the second book in the "charming" and "delightful" Caterpillar Tales comics series for readers of all ages.

Praise for Caterpillar Tales: "Charming." —Rob Clough, tcj.com "Delightful." —weloveyouso.com (Spike Jonze's blog) "[Katherine Roy's] 'kids' comics have just as much to offer adults and maybe still more to parents." —Rich Kreiner, tcj.com Have you ever wanted to be something really really badly?More than anything in the world, Caterpillar, a charming and adventurous bug, wants to be a Junior Pharaoh. But she can't do it alone. With the help of a new, Egyptian friend, Mummy Cat, she'll battle snakes, hippos and crocodiles, and learn what it takes to be a real Junior Pharaoh. Will she make it? Junior Pharaoh is the third book in the "charming" and "delightful" Caterpillar Tales comics series for readers of all ages. BONUS STORIES INCLUDED: —Caterpillar is planning a dinner party, but what will she do when her soup becomes explosive?! Find out in Soup. —When Caterpillar stares up at the clouds, she never expects them to come to life! Now there's a giant robot on the rampage in her little town. How will she escape this daring adventure? Find out in White River Junction.

A collection of two stories written and drawn as for the author's admissions portfolio and assignments for the Center for Cartoon Studies.

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