Best Selling Books by Kathryn Lasky

Yippee! It''s a snow day. Lucille is jealous when her big brother and sister head outside to play in their sleek snow pants and jackets while she''s stuck inside putting on her snowsuit. Literally stuck--her zipper won''t zip and she can''t get her snowsuit over her boots. Worst of all, "Snowsuits are for babies and I''m not a baby!" she yells. With a little help from Mommy, Lucille finally runs outside to join the snowy fun, and that''s when she discovers that perhaps snowsuits are indeed best for making the most of a snow day.

Newbery Honor–winning Kathryn Lasky, author of the bestselling Guardians of Ga’Hoole and Bears of Iceseries, delivers a sweeping middle grade animal adventure with loyal beavers, a cultured swan, and ominous lynxes around every turn—a captivating story about heroism, loyalty, and the courage to speak truth to power. "Draws readers deeply into a mystical world and leaves them wishing for more." —Kirkus(starred review) “A marvelous adventure…an enchanting introduction to a wonderful, new natural world.” —Booklist (starred review) “Themes of belonging and friendship are well conveyed… as are the complexities of this industrious world of creatures.” —Publishers Weekly Deep in the wilds of Scotland, land of ancient warrior kings and myths, there is a deep secret. The secret is a colony of beavers, a species that is craved for their fur pelts, but vilified for what humans consider to be the destruction of their land. No beaver has been spotted in Scotland or England for over five hundred years, until the young beaver, Dunwattle, is sighted! Dunwattle’s flight is driven by the presence of a ghostly figure, a figure of a mysterious young girl who is almost one thousand years old. And now Dunwattle is destined to be destroyed for revealing the hidden colony, but his best friend Locksley is determined to save him. Will their ancient beaver colony survive?

"Magical, exciting, and deeply moving. Lasky’s perfectly constructed fantasy is told in beautifully descriptive, soaring language, with invented words and names feeling just right and an abundance of detailed information about each animal’s habitat, attributes, and physiology." —Kirkus (starred review) Newbery Honor winner Kathryn Lasky, author of the bestselling Guardians of Ga’Hoole series, delivers the second book in her new middle grade adventure series about a colony of beavers on a courageous quest to save the swan that protects their world. Return to the brilliant, adventure-filled world of Glendunny. Dunwattle and Locksley are going on their greatest journey yet in their search for their beloved mother figure, Elsinore the swan, who has been kidnapped by dark forces. Little do they know, they have a much larger expedition in store when they discover other persecuted animals and baby otters being held against their will for nefarious purposes. Will they be able to save Elsinore, the innocent animals, and themselves? Join Dunwattle and Locksley as they embark on this winding adventure, explore unknown lands beyond their pond, and endeavor to save their world and all the creatures in it.

Many cultures have celebrations that commemorate their ancestors. Mexico''s celebration, los Días de Muertos, the Days of the Dead, can be like a carnival. Young people throng the streets dressed up in ghoulish costumes. They beg for calaveras - treats - like candy skulls made of sugar or chocolate, and everyone buys pan de muerto, a bread decorated with a patter of bones. This is also a time for families to reunite in remembrance of those who have died. People go to market to buy what is needed for the ofrenda, or offering, to the souls of the departed - special foods and other items. The next morning, everyone goes to the cemetery to visit the graves of loved ones who have died. All through the night, they pray and sing by candlelight in celebration of the Days of the Dead. Author Kathryn Lasky and photographer Christopher G. Knight capture the spirit of this vibrant holiday with vivid prose and brilliant, full-color photographs.

In the second book in the Guardians of Ga''hoole series, Soren, Gylfie, Twilight and Digger travel to the Great Ga''Hoole Tree, a mythical place where an order of owls rises each night to perform noble deeds. Soren and his group are seeking help to fight the evil they discovered in the owl world (in Guardians #1). After a harrowing journey, they arrive at the Great Ga''Hoole Tree and learn they will need to stay to receive training from the Ga''Hoolian elders. During his time at the Great Ga''Hoole Tree, Soren finds (and then loses) a great mentor and he is reunited with his beloved sister.

Sugaring Time is Kathryn Lasky''s unforgettable work of narrative nonfiction—illustrated by the incomparable Christopher G. Knight. "In lyrical prose and black-and-white photographs, Lasky''s book depicts the Lacey family of Vermont making maple syrup...A rare kind of nonfiction, informative yet as easily read as fiction." (School Library Journal)

JLG County 02-16-2002 $14.95.

In the Badlands of Montana, many stories are waiting to be told – about Triceratops and Ankylosaurus and ancient crocodiles. There, scientists search for the bones of animals that lived millions of years ago. In Dinosaur Dig, Kathryn Lasky and Christopher G. Knight, the award-winning writer-and-photographer team, describe the dirty, sweaty, and exciting job they and five other families perform as they search for fossils in the Badlands. Dinosaur Dig is a feast of keen observation, magnificent photography, and information about Earth’s ancient past. Like any good story, it captures expectations and disappointments, close calls, and finally success as the diggers uncover and race to preserve the bones of a creature that died 67 million years ago.

Illustrator Calista Jacobs locks horns with a free-love New Age cult near the Arizona site of her husband''s murder when she reluctantly returns there with her archaeologist beau and her son.

Alice Rose, an irrepressible twelve-year-old, shares adventures with Mark Twain, an outlandish reporter on her father''s newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada, during the 1860s.

Text and photographs follow Paul Vincent Davis, a professional hand puppeteer, as he mounts a production of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp.

Now a major motion picture! Enter the world of the owls and meet the heroes who keep it safe...

The latest in Kathryn Lasky''s hit series - a stunning spin-off set among the wolves of Ga''hoole. A great cold has seized the Beyond. The warmth of summer, the smell of sweet grass and the great caribou migrations are distant memories. Now the wolves know only ice, dark, snow and endless cold. The order that kept the wolf clans strong for thousands of years has broken down completely. The wolves have only one chance for survival. They must find their way to a new land, a land of warmth and summer. But the journey will take them over a frozen sea and through thousands of miles of perilous territory. Will the wolves trust young Faolan to lead them?

Lucille’s older brother and sister are heading off on a camping trip with their dad, but Lucille’s too young to go. No fair! Lucille is mad about being left behind, and nothing her mom does can cheer her up. Then Lucille gets an idea of her very own: If camping out is fun, why can’t camping in be even better? From pitching a tent in the living room to toasting marshmallows in the fireplace, Lucille and her mom are soon on an adventure of their very own. And the only limit is their imagination. . . .

Grace O''Malley finds excitement and danger when she defies Irish tradition and goes off to sea with her father, a trader and pirate.

Soren and his band fly to the Northern Kingdoms to learn the art of war in order to save Ga''Hoole in the approaching battle with the evil Pure Ones.

Traditional Chinese edition of Guardians of Ga''hoole 14: Exile. In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

In need of a replacement science fair project, two friends must decide whether to use their loose teeth or leave them for the Tooth Fairy.

From the diary of twelve-year-old Mem, short for Remember, comes the story of her family''s trip on the Mayflower in 1620 and their first year in the New World.

In this prequel, Ezylryb the Screech owl recounts the story of his life in the Northern Kingdoms--his rise through the ranks of the Killian Army, his brother''s betrayal, and his friendship with Octavia the snake, to finally become a Guardian of Ga''Hoole.

Conveys the dramatic beginnings of the island of Surtsey, which sprang into being off the coast of Iceland in 1963.

Describes the work of Meg Lowman in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown species of plants and animals.

Describes the many activities that take place from the time a sheep is sheared until the fleece is woven into a soft blanket.