Books with author Stephanie Meeks

These stunning photographs and simple, storybook captions introduce young children to the bonds of love that exist between mothers and their babies in the animal kingdom. Through real-life images taken by some of the world's best wildlife photographers, children see how nurturing behavior in the wild resembles—or differs from—the care they receive from their parents. Images include a cheetah greeting her kitten with a nuzzle, an alligator protecting her young in her mouth, a hippopotamus teaching her baby the art of bathing, and a polar bear providing a cozy napping spot for her cub. Early readers are encouraged to begin making connections between the pictures and words on the pages, fostering reading skills along with a visual familiarity with the natural world.

In this delightful beginning reader's book know, "It's nice to care. It's good to share." Of all the places A BEAR IN THE CHAIR can be, "It's in a book in your bed waiting to be read!" A BEAR IN THE CHAIR has rhyme, rhythm, and predictability. There's not one idea in this book where a small child could learn something where they could hurt themselves or others . .

These stimulating photographs capture peculiar behavior in the animal kingdom and introduce the idea that animals, like humans, have their share of funny moments. Elephants greet each other with their trunks, a pair of polar bears engage in a dance of dominance, and a sponge crab protects itself with a fancy seashell hat in these images by leading wildlife photographers. Early readers are encouraged to connect the simple accompanying captions with each colorful photograph, fostering increased language and comprehension skills while they learn about the natural world and the similarities between animals and humans.