Ocean State Libraries

"In the launch of a new nonfiction picture book series, Rachel Ignotofsky's distinctive art style and engaging, informative text clearly answers any questions a child (or adult) could have about flowers"-- Have you ever wondered what's inside a flower? Ignotofsky explores how flowers bloom from a tiny seed; the ways seeds travel; and much more. -- adapted from jacket

Examines the characteristics of different types of leaves and explains how and why they change colors in the autumn.

Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834–1919) was renowned as one of the foremost early exponents of Darwinism. His work was credited with having caused the acceptance of Darwinism in Europe, and his popular studies ― preaching the continuity of all life, organic and inorganic, from prehistoric time to the present ― converted tens of thousands of readers all over the world. Today, although no one is greatly interested in Haeckel the biologist-philosopher,...

It strikes without warning its victims. It can morph through walls, ceilings, and floors. There is no place to hide. Behind every corner lies a potentially dark doorway to death. Now, after fifty years, the Shrieker had been summoned again. Five must die tonight, a sixth will become its master.

"The fascinating lives and puzzling demise of some of the largest animals on earth. Until a few thousand years ago, creatures that could have been from a sci-fi thriller--including gorilla-sized lemurs, 800-pound birds, crocodiles that weighed a ton or more--roamed the earth. These great beasts, or "megafauna," lived on every habitable continent and on many islands. With a handful of exceptions, all are now gone. What caused the disappearance of these...