New Releases by Sara Swan Miller

Ideal for today''s young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

Describes the general physical characteristics and behavior of shorebirds and takes an in-depth look at fourteen different species.

A cat hears three stories about a dull rainy day, a yummy bug, and a good day destroying things around the house.

An introduction to turtles that includes descriptions of fifteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

An introduction to salamanders that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Describes members of the order of animals that have hooves with an odd number of toes, including horses, rhinoceroses, tapirs, asses, and zebras.

What is there to do when the power fails and you can''t watch your favorite TV show? Plenty! This will be a rainy day that Chris, Erin--and even their dog, Fred--will never forget, as the whole family contributes to an action-packed afternoon that culminates in an impressive theatrical creation. Readers will be inspired to sing and dance, draw and build, as they enjoy this surprising and funny story of a better-than-TV day!

An introduction to flies, a taxonomic order of insects, that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.