New Releases by Miriam Schlein

A little girl's grandmother describes how the different people in her extended family waited for her to be born.

Describes different ways animals greet each other, for example, beavers rub noses and penguins flap their wings.

Describes what the world was like when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and introduces many of the animals and plants in nature today that were also seen by the dinosaurs.

Different kinds of young animals, from whale to eagle, sleep safely with their own kind. The book pulls out to reveal a five-foot-long panorama on one side.

Outlines the varied worldwide habitats, differences, and common traits of all kinds of penguins.

Explains how the number one can refer to a single item, the two shoes in a pair, the seven days in a week, the twelve eggs in a dozen, all the trees in a forest, and much more.

A mother rabbit tells her son a story about a rabbit's adventure in the wild and it turns out to be a story about him.

Describes Columbus' first voyage of discovery as seen through the eyes of a twelve-year-old ship's boy.

Describes the many different kinds of squirrels and their behavior, including food-gathering, nesting, and the raising of young.

While hiking in the hills surrounding La Paz, an American boy and his Bolivian friend discover a cave swarming with animals from the Ice Age.

Explains what paleontologists have been able to determine about how the different varieties of dinosaurs cared for their young.

Explores the many different kinds of tracks dinosaurs left behind and what they reveal about the dinosaurs themselves.

Benjie's goldfish Goldie, believed to be dead, is flushed down the toilet and escapes through the sewer system into the goldfish pond at the Botanical Garden, where she finds a peaceful and happy existence with others of her kind.

An introduction to elephants, majestic, intelligent residents of Africa and Asia.

Mother Kangaroo expresses her confidence in her youngster's ability to achieve great things.

An introduction to elephants, majestic, intelligent residents of Africa and Asia.

Explains how pigeons, descendants of wild rock doves, live their lives, raise their young, and have been useful throughout history to people.

Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, reproduction, and life cycle of the panda.

Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, reproduction, and life cycle of the hippo.

Follows the life cycle of the sea horse, a fish with a prehensile tail and body armor, describing its physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment.

Discusses how the elephant developed from a small, pig-like animal into the large, trunked and tusked creature of today.

Discusses a project which attempts to provide food for giant pandas during critical bamboo emergencies, periods when their only natural food dies off during one phase of its growth cycle.