Books with author David Schmidt

A feel-good family movie in the tradition of BABE. Part live-action, part CGI, it's the story of a baby zebra who dreams of becoming a racehorse. Starring the voices of Frankie Muniz and Mandy Moore.When a baby zebra is abandoned by his traveling circus, he finds himself lost and alone in the Kentucky heartland. But a kind farmer and his daughter rescue him and bring him home to their barn. There he lives among the farm animals, believing he's a horse like any other. His name? Stripes, of course!Stripes grows up believing he's born to run. But he is teased about his unusual appearance by the snooty thoroughbreds at the horse farm next door. Determined to prove himself, Stripes begins to train for the greatest race in the world... the Kentucky Derby.

2013 Pura Belpre Award for IllustrationAs the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman and a former slave, Martin de Porres was born into extreme poverty. Even so, his mother begged the church fathers to allow him into the priesthood. Instead, Martin was accepted as a servant boy. But soon, the young man was performing miracles. Rumors began to fly around the city of a strange mulatto boy with healing hands, who gave first to the people of the barrios. Martin continued to serve in the church, until he was finally received by the Dominican Order, no longer called the worthless son of a slave, but rather a saint and the rose in the desert.

The Mammals of Texas has been the standard reference since the first edition was authored by William B. Davis in 1947. Revised several times over the succeeding decades, it remains the most authoritative source of information on the mammalian wildlife of Texas.This new edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded from the previous one in 1994. Of particular importance are the changes it records in species status and distribution. New materials in this edition include lists of subspecies, a brief description of the conservation status of each species, and an expanded introductory section that discusses historical changes in Texas mammals and the history of mammalogy in Texas. The book also contains a thorough overview of the mammals of Texas, abundant photographs and drawings, distribution maps, physical descriptions, and life histories for 184 species of mammals.

Brought together by the spirit of an ancient shaman, five rowdy, orphaned animal “kids” have been chosen to be protectors of the planet. Each creature—Wolf, Bear, Falcon, Ferret and Badger—was given the power to morph into their adult-warrior form, and each is endowed with unique mystical weapons and superpowers. Showdown at Red Ridge A small mountain town at the headwaters of a pristine river becomes the target of the Axxes Conglomeration. The cruel boss-man, Spade, is tasked by Nathan Axxes himself with carrying out his evil plans. The Natural Forces team manages to interrupt Spade’s plans the first time, but faces him, his lethal mechanical arms and his horde of Soldierjacks again in a battle royale just as he is about to bring a whole mountain crashing down on the peaceful little town of Red Ridge.

Lanelle and her friends, Daniel and Lizzy, want to go to their school's lock-in on Friday night. However, Lizzy is afraid of her classmates finding out about her bedwetting problem, Daniel wants to steal Lizzy's doll back from the school principal, and stress has caused Lanelle's bedwetting problem to come back after she grew out of it when she was seven. Now, the three of them will have to plan out what they will do on the night of the school lock-in. Join Lanelle, Daniel, and Lizzy as they plan out the most exciting night of their young lives.