Books with author Ben Richmond

“An attractive penguin book for children in the primary grades.” —Booklist What happens after a baby penguin emerges from her egg? Follow her journey and find out! Meet a penguin chick and see how she grows. Developed in tandem with the American Museum of Natural History, and featuring stunning photography in the penguin’s Antarctic home, this nonfiction picture book captures the first few months of a baby penguin’s life and her transformation into adulthood. With fun and engaging text, Baby Penguin’s First Waddles is sure to delight animal-loving kids. This book is a continuation of our AMNH series, which includes Wolf Pups Join the Pack and Baby Dolphin’s First Swim.

In the mountains of China a baby panda is born. Find out how the tiny cub grows! With stunning photography, this nonfiction picture book from the American Museum of Natural History follows a baby panda from birth through adulthood. Though he starts out blind and helpless, cradled against mom in the den, the adorable cub soon changes. His fur fills in, and he learns to swim and climb—and tastes bamboo for the first time! Fun to read and look at, Baby Panda Chews Bamboo will enchant young animal lovers. This book is a continuation of our AMNH series, which includes Baby Penguin’s First Waddles, Wolf Pups Join the Pack, and Baby Dolphin’s First Swim.

What would it be like to live among the stars? Find out, in this amazing book created with the American Museum of Natural History! Based on the American Museum of Natural History's exhibit "Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration," Life in Space examines what it takes to live on the International Space Station. Illustrated with stunning NASA images, this imaginative book offers an incredible introduction to human efforts to survive beyond our own planet. Budding astronomers will dream of taking this journey to the stars!

Go buggy over insects! At any given time there are 10 quintillion insects on the Earth; that means 200 million bugs for every person out there. And while they sometimes annoy us—or worse, like the deadly mosquito, which can kill us—insects are essential to life as we know it. Written from the point of view of the bugs themselves, this fascinating book provides a lesson in ecology and conservation as it introduces kids to 12 insects—including ants, spiders, bees, ladybugs, and beetles—plus one surprise guest. Featuring incredible text by Ben Richmond, accompanied by breathtaking photos, Don’t Bug the Insects explains just why these tiny creatures are so important, how they help humans and the planet, and why we need to treat them well.