New Releases by Patricia Lauber

Examines the significance of food chains and food webs, and explains why each link in a chain is important because of the interdependence of living things for survival

6 copies of Painters of the Caves

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" ... Take a look inside and discover the truth about our canine companions!"--Cover back.

As any cat owner knows, cats are born purrfect. But cats are purrfectionists -- they wish to make sure they are purrfectly purrfect. And that is why they go to the Acatemy, where they learn geography (CATskill Mountains, ConnectiCAT), mewsic (Kitten on the Keys), vocabulary (CATastrophe, CATapult), and, most important, EtiCAT, because knowing how to behave purrfectly is important. All of the students perform purrfectly, except Dudley. He's only a kitten, much too young for the Acatemy. Will he ruin the Acatemy's record for having all purrfect graduates?

Through a true-or-false format, presents statements about the history, uses, and behavior of horses and discusses them.

An account of how and why Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1980 and the destruction it caused, and a discussion of the return of life to that area.

The earth is like a spaceship in orbit—it has everything on board that we need to survive: water, food, and air with oxygen. Unlike a space shuttle, Earth is able to renew its resources. Read and find out why Earth is the greatest spaceship to be aboard!

"[Here is] a charming introduction to the truly amazing octopus [from its intelligence to its ability to change colors to the camouflaging black ink it squirts to escape predators]. Lauber''s chatty, fact-filled text makes the book a good read-aloud, and Keller''s amusing and colorful drawings enhance it—a perfect match of text and illustration." —SLJ. Children''s Books of 1990 (Library of Congress)

Presents the events in earth''s history that led up to the age of dinosaurs.

Why should you be a friend to trees? Trees are a valuable natural resource. People depend on trees for food, and animals depend on trees for food and shelter. But most important, we depend on trees because they add oxygen, a gas we all need, to the air. While trees give us many wonderful products, we must also protect them because we can''t live without them.

Describes the eruption, aftermath, and gradual return of life to the Mount St. Helens slopes devastated by the 1980 eruption.

Discusses asteroids, comets, and meteorites, explaining where they come from, how they were formed, and what effect these voyagers from space have when they streak past the Earth or plummet to its surface.

Traces the life of the pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly aroud the world.

Explains how the study of mummies, both natural and man-made, including a frozen baby mammoth found in Siberia and the human mummies of Egypt, Peru, and Denmark, can reveal information about ancient civilizations and prehistoric life.

Explores the planets of our solar system, highlighting the prominent features of each. Includes new photos and information gathered by the Voyager explorations.

Text and photographs describe the many different ways that seeds travel and disperse.

Photographs enliven this question-and-answer approach to the birth of various animals.

Adapted from a chapter in Clarence the TV dog.

Discusses the uses of heat and energy from volcanoes, geysers, fumaroles, and hot springs.

Describes the physiology of the earthworm and the useful services it performs for man.

A description of how volcanoes are born, erupt, and become dormant. Cites their vast destructive force but also mentions ways in which their power is being harnessed beneficially.

Describes the physical characteristics and unusual habits of twenty fantastic creatures such as the gumberoo, squonk, shagamaw, and hugag.

For each state and the District of Columbia, gives a brief summary of its history, geography, industry and agriculture; and lists facts about its size, capital, motto, seal, flag and other items.