Books with author Patricia J. Wynne

Take a trip to the Arctic with Baby Beluga.Pre-readers and beginning readers meet the adorable and playful baby beluga whale. The questions that kids will have for the baby beluga are answered simply and clearly by the baby whale himself. Young learners discover that baby belugas stay close to their mothers and live in large pods, they eat shrimp and fish and other sea creatures, and they can make many sounds like chirps, moos, whistles, and more.HELLO, BABY BELUGA is perfect for reading aloud at story hour and bed time.Patricia Wynne illustrates baby beluga’s icy blue north Atlantic home and lets children get up close to these fascinating and friendly creatures.

Seashells on the sand, peacocks in flowering magnolia trees, and butterfly fish in elkhorn coral. These and 27 other ready-to-color illustrations await applications of creative color from crayons, markers, or pencils. Each original design presents spectacular combinations of natural elements — from flora to fauna — in eye-opening, full-page patterns.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 7/24/2008Pages: 32Reading Level: Age 8 and Up

A lively and unconventional exploration of our senses, how they work, what is revealed when they don’t, and how they connect us to the world Over the past decade neuroscience has uncovered a wealth of new information about our senses and how they serve as our gateway to the world. This splendidly accessible book explores the most intriguing findings of this research. With infectious enthusiasm, Rob DeSalle illuminates not only how we see, hear, smell, touch, taste, maintain balance, feel pain, and rely on other less familiar senses, but also how these senses shape our perception of the world aesthetically, artistically, and musically. DeSalle first examines the question of how perception and consciousness are formed in the brain, setting human senses in an evolutionary context. He then investigates such varied themes as supersenses and diminished senses, synesthesia and other cross-sensory phenomena, hemispheric specialization, diseases, anomalies induced by brain injuries, and hallucinations. Focusing on what is revealed about our senses through the extraordinary, he provides unparalleled insights into the unique wonders of the human brain.

This splendid global tour features wild animals living on every continent from Antarctica to North America. Little adventurers can guide a baby panda through a maze, connect the dots to form an African elephant, find a rabbit and a deer hiding in the Everglades of Florida, detect the differences between two scenes from the Galapagos Islands, and travel from the rainforest to the North Pole to the desert with 34 activities — coloring, drawing, crosswords, hidden pictures, and other pleasant pastimes. Solutions included.

“Fun and engaging.” —School Library Connection “A fast, fascinating read that captures the strong bond between dog and owner.” —School Library Journal In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller, Cat Warren and her canine companion, Solo, teach readers that the nose knows no bounds when it comes to working together, being persistent, and helping others.Solo has a fine nose and knows how to use it, but he’s only one of many thousands of scent-detection dogs all over the United States. That’s a group that includes cadaver dogs, tracking, trailing, and apprehension dogs; dogs that can locate unmarked graves of Civil War soldiers; and even dogs that can find drowning victims more than two hundred feet below the surface of a lake. All these dogs love to use their noses. They think their job is simply the best, most interesting game they’ve ever played! What good working dogs can do may seem magical or mysterious, but What the Dog Knows shows the science, the rigorous training, and the skilled handling that underlie these amazing abilities.

My name is Bumblebee Bat.I may be small,but I'm a great flyer.I live in a secret cave with my brothers and sisters.Want to know more? Then open this Geisel Honor book and fly with Bumblebee Bat into the night.A series of questions and answers introduce children to the life and habitat of the exotic and endangered Bumblebee Bat. One inch long and the weight of a dime, these tiniest of bats are carefully protected; expert author Darrin Lunde takes us to their home in Thailand and provides a sneak peek into their world. Scientifically accurate illustrations make these exotic animals accessible to young readers.Back matter includes additional child-friendly facts.

“Fun and engaging.” —School Library Connection “A fast, fascinating read that captures the strong bond between dog and owner.” —School Library Journal In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller, Cat Warren and her canine companion, Solo, teach readers that the nose knows no bounds when it comes to working together, being persistent, and helping others.Solo has a fine nose and knows how to use it, but he’s only one of many thousands of scent-detection dogs all over the United States. That’s a group that includes cadaver dogs, tracking, trailing, and apprehension dogs; dogs that can locate unmarked graves of Civil War soldiers; and even dogs that can find drowning victims more than two hundred feet below the surface of a lake. All these dogs love to use their noses. They think their job is simply the best, most interesting game they’ve ever played! What good working dogs can do may seem magical or mysterious, but What the Dog Knows shows the science, the rigorous training, and the skilled handling that underlie these amazing abilities.

Forty puzzles provide a flutter of entertainment and include mazes, connect-the-dots, crossword puzzles, coloring pages, color-by-numbers, hidden picture scenes, word codes, and more. Kids will learn to identify various butterflies and moths, discover the difference between a proboscis and a palp, and find out about the life cycle of these winged beauties.