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Books with author Stephen Swinburne

  • Sea Turtle Scientist

    Stephen R. Swinburne

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Dr. Kimberly Stewart, also known as the Turtle Lady of St. Kitts, is already waiting at midnight when an 800-pound leatherback sea turtle crawls out of the Caribbean surf and onto the sandy beach. The mother turtle has a vital job to do: dig a nest in which she will lay eggs that will hatch into part of the next generation of leatherbacks. With only one in a thousand of the eggs for this critically endangered species resulting in an adult sea turtle, the odds are stacked against her and her offspring. Join the renowned author and photographer Steve Swinburne on a journey through history to learn how sea turtles came to be endangered, and what scientists like Kimberly are doing to save them. For the complete selection of books in this critically acclaimed, award-winning series, visit .
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  • Go, Go, Go!: Kids on the Move

    stephen r. swinburne

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, Sept. 1, 2002)
    A child's world is full of movement. Whether at play or out of sheer joy, you are constantly on the go. This lively book shows kids doing what they enjoy--jumping and dancing, and cartwheeling and bouncing through their days. Stephen Swinburne celebrates kids and their boundless energy in a bright, playful photo essay that shows you some of the amazing ways a child's body can move and invites young ones to discover fresh ways to dance and twirl through the world.
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  • Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes

    stephen r. swinburne

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, March 1, 2002)
    With a simple text and vivid full-color photographs, Stephen R. Swinburne shows children a wide range of nature's exquisite designs. He invites children to open their eyes and look for patterns in water and on land, in the air and on the ground, and in their own neighborhoods. They will see the world as they've never seen it before.
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  • Black Bear: North America's Bear

    stephen r. swinburne

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, Dec. 1, 2009)
    Three species of bear inhabit North America: the grizzly, the polar bear, and the black bear. But the American black bear is truly North America's bear, found only in North America. Black bears range from Canada to Mexico, from New England to California. There may be as many as 750,000 black bears roaming the forests and mountains of the continent. With its large population, and with more people moving into black bear territory, it's important that we understand this magnificent animal. Stephen R. Swinburne takes us to where black bears live. He joins biologists in search of bears in the Pennsylvania woods, where a mother bear is examined and her cubs tagged. He visits a "school teacher" for orphaned cubs who teaches them how to survive in the wild. Along the way, he offers his personal observations together with fascinating facts about black bears and their world. (Did you know that in the autumn, black bears consume as much as twenty thousand calories a day? That's equivalent to forty-two hamburgers!) With stunning full-color and archival photographs, this lively book shows how North America's bear behaves and survives.
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  • Unbeatable Beaks

    Stephen Swinburne

    Hardcover (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), Oct. 15, 1999)
    A beak is a spoon, a beak is a slicer.A beak is a scraper, stabber, and spiker.Have you ever wondered why birds have different shaped beaks? Many beaks are long and pointy while others are round and smooth. Some beaks have ridges; some are even shaped like spoons. Beaks are to birds what hands are to humans. That's why birds can do the most amazing things with their beaks--from spearing fish to turning eggs. Stephen R. Swinburne's lyrical, chant-along text and Joan Paley's stunning paper collage illustrations introduce young children to a variety of wonderful birds and their distinctive beaks of all sizes, shapes, and colors.
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  • Water For One, Water Everyone

    Stephen Swinburne

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, April 1, 1998)
    A counting tale in which native animals, from one tortoise to ten elephants, arrive at a Kenyan waterhole
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  • Water One, Water For Everyone

    Stephen Swinburne

    Paperback (Millbrook Press, April 1, 1998)
    A counting tale in which native animals, from one tortoise to ten elephants, arrive at a Kenyan waterhole
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  • Sea Turtle Scientist

    Stephen R. Swinburne

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Jan. 7, 2014)
    Dr. Kimberly Stewart, also known as the Turtle Lady of St. Kitts, is already waiting at midnight when an 800-pound leatherback sea turtle crawls out of the Caribbean surf and onto the sandy beach. The mother turtle has a vital job to do: dig a nest in which she will lay eggs that will hatch into part of the next generation of leatherbacks. With only one in a thousand of the eggs for this critically endangered species resulting in an adult sea turtle, the odds are stacked against her and her offspring. Join the renowned author and photographer Steve Swinburne on a journey through history to learn how sea turtles came to be endangered, and what scientists like Kimberly are doing to save them. For the complete selection of books in this critically acclaimed, award-winning series, visit .
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  • Whose Shoes?: A Shoe for Every Job

    stephen r. swinburne

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, Jan. 1, 2011)
    What do you want to be when you grow up? People work in various jobs. Very often, clothes fit the job. The right shoes, for example, can make a job easier or safer. A nurse wouldn't wear construction boots, and a construction worker wouldn't wear ballet slippers. There is the right shoe for every job. Steve Swinburne explores various occupations through a simple, lively text and bright, colorful photographs. The book includes a guessing game that invites young readers to guess which shoe matches which job. This Library Media Connection Editor's Choice book offers a unique way of asking children what they want to be when they grow up.
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  • Guess Whose Shadow?

    stephen r. swinburne

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Now in paperback and filled with stunning full-color photographs, Steve Swinburne's concept book introduces children to the basics of shadows. He then leads them on a shadow hunt, playing a game called "Guess Whose Shadow?," in which young ones will discover there's more to shadows than first meets the eye.
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  • Bobcat

    Stephen R. Swinburne

    Hardcover (Boyds Mills Press, Feb. 1, 2001)
    Boyds Mills Press publishes a wide range of high-quality fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction
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  • A Butterfly Grows

    Stephen R. Swinburne

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, March 16, 2009)
    This young nonfiction text and accompanying photographs detail the stages in a butterfly's development: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis . . . butterfly!
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