Books with author Robert Baxter

Hummingbirds are amazing! They can hover, fly up and down, and they are the only bird to fly backwards. Their wings flap 50 to 60 times each second creating the humming noise for which they are named. Hummingbirds are native to the Americas. They pollinate honeysuckle, the morning glory, blueberry flowers, and an array of other trumpet-shaped native plants. Native Pollinators: Hummingbirds is a good place to start learning about these energetic pollinators.

Across the globe, devastating disasters have changed the course of history. This title brings the challenger explosion to life with well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more. Explore the tragedies and triumphs of this disaster, how it helped shape the world as we know it, and how what weve learned from it has made the world a safer place. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Mosquitoes bite. Their bites make us itchy. They make an annoying whining sound. Most people hate them. But mosquitoes are also pollinators. Pollinators help plants to grow. Orchids and goldenrods need pollination by mosquitoes to survive. Like butterflies, the elephant mosquito carries pollen from flower to flower. Native Pollinators: Mosquitoes is a good place to start learning about the role of mosquitoes in the life cycle of plants.

Stop! Dont step on that beetle. Many beetles are pollinators. Without them, we wouldn't have magnolia flowers, palm trees, or the fruit of the pawpaw. Beetles can be pests and also helpful. Farmers use ladybug beetles to eat insects that are eating their plants. In the United States, there are more than 30,000 native beetlesand more are discovered everyday. These native pollinators are small in size but giants in the insect world. Native Pollinators: Beetles is a good place to start learning about these amazing insects.

As a teenager growing up in New Mexico, Roberta Baxter was fascinated to find a fictional account of the Glorieta battle in her library. Her family visited the battlefield and she was hooked. She has lived near many of the places: San Augustine Pass, New Mexico; San Antonio, Texas; and Colorado. The author of 15 nonfiction books for children and young adults, she has written the book that she envisioned as a teenager about these historic battles in New Mexico Territory.

Butterflies are the rock stars of the insect world. They are beautiful. They glide through the air, looking elegant and regal. Photographers like to snap pictures of them. The press gives special coverage to the famous Monarch butterfly. Butterflies are adored by all. These flying insects play an important role in the life cycle of plants. They are pollinators, and many are native to America. Butterflies help plants to grow many of the flowers you love to see and smell. Native Pollinators Butterflies is a good place to start learning about these magnificent insects.

This book relays the factual details of the Great Depression in the United States during the 1930s. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a government worker, a Civilian Conservation Corps worker, and a young daughter of an unemployed banker. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

Lu Lu, The Blue Flamingo (Second Edition) is the story of Lu Lu, the world's only blue flamingo, who wants to be pink and "fit in" with her flamingo friends. Her desire to be pink leads her to Dr. Havalook who fulfills her dream -- or so she thinks. Lu Lu quickly discovers that being pink isn't right for her and learns that it's okay to be different and be a "one of a kind bird." Lu Lu, The Blue Flamingo (Second Edition) is the first in a series of children's picture books designed to give enjoyment to children, parents and caregivers as fun and quirky characters tackle and resolve life challenges common to childhood development. The book is 42 pages with full color illustrations, a self-discovery exercise and two coloring pages. Larger, child-friendly print for easier reading and family enjoyment.

The band kids who make up the Detective Band solved one mystery at their school and now a thief is causing an uproar. The thief has taken electronic items, jewelry and even a band instrument. When a member of the Detective Band is accused, Jennifer and the others know they have to act to solve this mystery. In the meantime, they also must come up with some talent to display in a school talent show. Will they catch the thief before one of them is suspended? Will anyone else be accused of the thefts?

This book relays the factual details of the creation of the U.S. Constitution. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a serving girl at a Pennsylvania boardinghouse, a law clerk in the state of Virginia, and an apprentice printer. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.