New Releases by Thacher Hurd

The various members of a family react to the death of their dog.

Describes the relationship of a mother and baby chimpanzee.

Joe is surprised to see a live dinosaur when he digs a hole with his backhoe.

An old but comfortable chair destined for the garbage dump finds a new home.

Simple facts and pictures introduce fourteen familiar American birds.

Describes the dependent relationship of a joey to his mother until he grows old enough to leave her and join a kangaroo mob of his own.

A policeman''s many duties include directing traffic and saving lives.

Describes the yearly cycle of a mother screech owl as she hatches her eggs, raises her young, and mates again.

Catfish attempts to rescue Miss Pan-Dora Many Pennies from her kidnappers, but things look dim when they tie him to the railroad track.

Traces five years in the life of a mother whale as she gives birth to a calf, cares for him, mates, and finally gives birth again.

Describes a year in the life of a mother deer from the birth of her fawns to her mating again and the birth of another set of fawns.

Wilson''s painting of the world gets so cluttered with people and machines, he has to begin again. Grades 2-4.

Wilkie starts out painting a picture of a beautiful worl world but keeps adding so many people and cities that soon his world is not fit to live in.

A simple introduction to the appearance, growth, habits, and behavior of starfish.

After Catfish has thoroughly irritated the important citizens of Nevermind, he redeems himself by capturing bank robbers.

While visiting the zoo with his school class, a boy finds a magic white horse.

A simple explanation of the renewal process which takes place after a forest burns.

The valley has its beginnings in rain falling on the mountain; after many years it is a green valley with a pond, but a poor farmer changes it into a dust bowl before a good farmer comes to make it green again.

When an enormous whale swallows their rowboat''s rope and anchor, two boys find themselves far out at sea playing "doctor" to the sick and ungrateful whale.

A cat hides his witch''s hat, wand and broomstick, because she cast so many spells, but when Halloween comes he can''t find them again.

A maritime history of the West Coast, describing the first extensive shipping trade stimulated by the Gold Rush population, ships built to carry California wheat to Europe, and other schooners, whalers, lime juicers and steamers which opened the West.

When Carl the cat is left at home while the family goes on a picnic, he goes to sleep and dreams that he is on the picnic and having all kinds of adventures.

The cat tries to entice the mouse out of his house, and later when he does come out, chases him, but cannot follow him back into his house.

The animals hear of the birth of the Christ Child and come to visit Him.

The cat tries to entice the mouse out of his house, and later when he does come out, chases him, but cannot follow him back into his house.

Miss Mugs comes to stay with Suzie, and washes everything in sight, then finds nothing clean enough for her taste when they go the zoo.