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.

"This nonfiction picture book follows an elephant''s growth from a newborn calf to a full-grown adult in one of the most socially and structurally complex family groups on earth."--

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.

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