Books with author Joanne Burns

It's late evening and you hear your dog barking. You look outside and see an odd looking animal digging a hole close to your deck. You wonder what is it? You live in Florida so it could be a possum. But it is not. You realize that it's an armadillo. An armadillo is digging a hole under your deck. Florida has is home to many armadillos and one seems to be living in your backyard. Readers will explore the life of this unusual mammal with a shell.This book is a great opportunity to learn more about the nine-banded armadillo. It has lots of full color pictures with age appropriate text.

A grandmother elephant leads her family to a water hole. She is the leader, so she makes sure that her family is safe. Elephants love water so they are happy to suck up water through their trunks and spray each other. Soon they will roll around in the mud to keep their skin moist. Elephants are big, powerful and smart. Baby elephants weigh about 200 pounds when they are born. They weigh as much as an adult human. These are just some of the fun facts about African elephants that you will learn in this easy reader. The book is filled with colorful elephant pictures and age appropriate text. Young readers will get a chance to learn about these wonderful animals and how they they have learnt to survive in the wild.