Heidi E. Y. Stemple

On Chicken karaoke night, duck wants to shine in the spotlight, but she must overcome her stage fright.

Kids can learn how to help protect bird species, with Counting Birds - the real-life story of bird counting and watching. Frank Chapman loved birds. He created bird exhibits at the American Museum of Nautral History, and started a magazine "Bird-Lore." Back then, some sports hunters had a "Christmas Day bird hunt". People shot every bird they could see and counted them at the end of the hunt. The team with the most birds was the winner. Bird-Lore...

"Can Toucan juggle two cans? He can! What about three cans? Or four? Can you root for Toucan and his can juggling act?" --book jacket

"Hip, hip, hooray--it's a penguin parade! Everyone is wondering who will win the Best Float vote. And does one of the penguins have a surprise trick up his sleeve (or in his pocket)?"--Back cover.

"In the early 1800s, Mary Anning was a young girl who collected fossils and shells on the seaside cliffs by her home; and even though she was a most unlikely scientist, Mary eventually made significant fossilized discoveries that paved the way for the development of the field of paleontology"--Provided by publisher.

"From robins to owls to orioles and more, birdwatchers of all ages can learn about egg colors, nest building, and the joyful quirks of the avian world that takes flight right outside our windows." --publisher's website

A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. moon landing.

Spurred on by Sir Walter Raleigh, John White leads 120 men, women, and children across the treacherous Atlantic to colonize the wilds of Virginia. Landing at Roanoke Island in July of 1587-with hostile Indians afoot and little food for winter-the colonists persuade White to return to England for the supplies and help they need. After a terrifying ocean crossing, White finds every available British ship pressed into service against the looming threat...

A young girl relates the facts that are known about the unexplained disappearance of the crew on the ship Mary Celeste in 1872, and challenges the reader to solve the mystery.

As winter's chill spreads, different animals settle into their cozy homes for a long sleep.