Most Popular Books by Trudi Strain Trueit

Somewhere along the way, something happened to give art that crucial kick that gave life to still images: motion. The art of animation, both hand-drawn and computer-animated, has a long and rich history spanning nearly a century of experimentation and innovation. This book helps students understand the role innovation has played in the development of animation industry.

What is poetry? How is it different from other kinds of writing? Find out what makes a poem a poem. See how poets organize their poems and what special writing tools they use, such as rhythm, rhyming, and alliteration. Then explore different styles of poems, including haiku, free verse, concrete poems, limericks, acrostic poems, and more!

An introduction to the history of and customs surrounding the Christmas holiday.

Explore the excitement and wonder of popular celebrations.

Discusses the formation and characteristics of volcanoes, the causes and effects of their eruption, and describes specific volcanic eruptions such as that of Mount St. Helen''s in 1980.

An introduction to the customs surrounding Easter.

Teaches us the importance as well as the history and facts about the Boston Tea Party.

Identify specific spiders. Explore their behavior, life cycle, mating habits, geographical location, anatomy, enemies, and defenses.

Explores the behavior, life cycle, mating habits, geographical location, anatomy, enemies, and defenses of common birds.

Simple text and color photographs introduce readers to the traditions of Kwanzaa.

Explains what clouds are, what causes them, their various forms, and the different weather conditions they accompany.

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.

"Introduces young readers to the traditions and festivities of Martin Luther King Jr. Day"--P. [4] of cover

Readers will identify specific ants. They will explore their behavior, life cycle, mating habits, geographical location, anatomy, enemies, and defenses.

Introduces the behavior and characteristics of squirrels, explains how to study these animals in the wild, and presents photographs of numerous types of squirrels.

Young budding scientists will learn to identify specific beetles. They''ll explore their behavior, life cycle, mating habits, geographical location, anatomy, enemies, and defenses.

Identifies specific caterpillar and butterfly species. Explores their behavior, life cycle, mating habits, geographical location, anatomy, enemies, and defenses.

In Backyard Safari, readers will discover the miracles of nature taking place in their own backyard. Each book contains the life cycle of the featured critter and close-up, full-color photographs. The texts describe the relationships between scientific concepts and feature scientific key words and phrases.