Picture Book of the Day – Page 5

Nature Recycles – How About You?

Nature Recycles – How About You?
by Michelle Lord (Author), Cathy Morrison (Illustrator)

Booktalk: From sea urchins in the Atlantic Ocean to bandicoots on the Australian savanna, animals recycle all over the world. Explore how different animals in different habitats use recycled material to build homes, protect themselves, and get food.

Snippet: A veined octopus lives in the Indian Ocean. He explores the ocean floor. Octopus finds empty coconut halves. He carries the coconut halves for later use. Poof! When the octopus senses trouble, he claps the coconut together and hides inside.

Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

Sleepy Snoozy Cozy Coozy Animals

Sleepy Snoozy Cozy Coozy Animals
by Judy Young (Author) and Michael Glenn Monroe (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Explore the bedtime habits of common North American animals with poetry and prose. . .

Snippet:
Way down deep, deep in the ground
In tunnels winding all around
Softly sleeps a little mole
Curled up snuggly in his hole.

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by The Poem Farm.

Lola Plants a Garden

Lola Plants a Garden
by Anna McQuinn (Author) and Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator)

Booktalk: After Lola reads a book of garden poems, she wants to plant some flowers. She gets books from the library and chooses her plants. Then Lola and her mommy buy the seeds, make the garden, and mark the rows. Now it’s time to wait. . . .

Snippet:
Lola loves her book of garden poems.
Her favorite poem
is the one about Mary Mary.

Ferry Tail

Ferry Tail
by Katharine Kenah (Author) and Nicole Wong (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Walter the ferry dog loved to greet cars as they came on board each morning. Fetching the captain’s newspaper and tasting the cook’s bacon were Walter’s other important jobs. Cupcake the Cat was just about the only thing Walter disliked about being a ferry dog. One rainy day the waves were rough and no one was paying much attention to Walter. Even worse, Cupcakes was poking him with her paw and playing tricks as Walter was being blamed. He decided it was time to leave the ferry!

Snippet:
One gray day the weather matched Walter’s mood. He was tired of rough waves and rainy decks. The passengers were staying inside to keep warm. They were talking, reading, working, and eating. No one seemed to need his help.

Animal Helpers: Aquariums

Animal Helpers: Aquariums
by Jennifer Keats Curtis (Author)

Booktalk: Follow this behind-the-scenes photographic journal as it leads you into the wondrous world of aquariums and the animal helpers who work there.

Snippet: You won’t need a snorkel and mask in here! In an aquarium, you can trek through millions of gallons of fresh and salt water, but you won’t get wet.

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Over on a Mountain: Somewhere in the World

Over on a Mountain: Somewhere in the World
by Marianne Berkes (Author) and Jill Dubin (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Discover twenty cool animals, ten great mountain ranges, and seven continents all in one story! And do it in the age-old style of children the world over – by clapping, counting, singing, and acting like . . . Well, animals! What fun!

Snippet:
Over on a mountain
Where leaves and berries thrive,
Lived a shy mother gorilla
and her little babies five.

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Reading to the Core.

From Bulb to Tulip

From Bulb to Tulip (Start to Finish)
by Lisa Owings (Author)

Booktalk: How do onion-shaped tulip bulbs become the beautiful blooms in your garden? Follow each step in the process—from planting the bulbs to caring for the flowers—and see it for yourself!

Snippet:
In spring, the tulips sprout.

The tulips sprout when the weather gets warm enough in the spring. Green leaves emerge from the pointy tips of the bulbs. They slowly push up through the soil.

Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

The Secret Galaxy

The Secret Galaxy
by Fran Hodgkins (Author) and Mike Taylor (Illustrator)

Booktalk: The Milky Way tells its own story in this book (with fact sidebars) for stargazers.

Snippet:
I whirl in a spiral with my starry arms trailing.
You and Earth and your sun and solar system
are on one arm, but don’t worry.
Gravity holds everything together.
No stars get left behind.

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Water Can Be . . .

Water Can Be . . .
by Laura Purdie Salas (Author) and Violeta Dabija (Illustrator)

Booktalk: This poetic exploration of water throughout the year begins (right now!) with spring . . .

Snippet:
Water is water–
it’s puddle, pond, sea.
When springtime comes splashing,
the water flows free.

See the book trailer.

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Robyn Campbell.

Stanley the Farmer

Stanley the Farmer
by William Bee (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: It’s going to be a busy day down on Stanley’s Farm! From plowing the field, to planting the seeds, to harvesting the wheat, Stanley has a lot to do. Luckily, his friends Shamus and Little Woo come to help him.

Snippet: The first thing to do is plow the field so Stanley can plant some wheat. He pulls the green plow with his red tractor.

See the book trailer.