Books with author Jennifer Aho

Highly illustrated, kid-friendly books on kid-favorite subjects--in paperback by popular demand!Planet Earth and its conservation is a hot topic right now: in world wide politics, in the sciences, in the media, and in the classrooms. In Going Green, readers will learn about Earth s weather patterns, water supplies, our air, recycling, using green materials in building and transportation, and how green energy is being developed worldwide to ensure our planet s clean future. Photos, diagrams, and maps help tell the story of improving our environment, and special highlights showcase what kids and communities around the world are doing--and can do--to help save the earth.

This is the fantastic story of Henri Bell, a near-orphan who in 1890 is sent to live with his ancient great-aunt and her extensive button collection. One rainy afternoon, Henri strikes up a conversation with a friendly fly on the windowsill and discovers he possesses the astounding ability to speak with insects. Thus commences an epic journey for Henri as he manages a flea circus, commands an army of beetles, and ultimately sets out to British Malaya to find the mythical giant insect known as Goliathus hercules. Along the way he makes friends both insect and human, and undergoes a strange transformation of his own. Artist Jennifer Angus, known for her Victorian-inspired exhibits of insect specimens, brings her distinctive sensibility to the pages of her first novel.

Spanning four generations and three continents, Acker brings us the story of the Chandarias: Sunil, a struggling philosophy doctoral candidate, and his parents Urmila and Premchand. Sunils sudden marriage to his Jewish American girlfriend Amy compels a tumultuous family reunion in Nairobi, his parents birthplace. After learning a long-buried family secret, and enduring a severe trauma, Sunil and Amy try to sustain their love as they wrestle with the weight of difference. With utmost respect for an endless mosaic of cultural divisions, Acker brings a stunning empathy to the limits that prevent us from truly understanding the people we are closest to.