Books published by publisher Dawn Pubns

Humorous rhymes and both realistic and fanciful illustrations illuminate the lives and careers of little-known animals. There s a loris in your chorus? He s quite a singer! Care to play bingo with a dingo? Watch out, he s a sharp one. A babirusa in your bathtub? Better leave him there he loves water! A variety of witty, lively poems makes learning about these unsung animals fun and fun to imitate by writing similar poems aboutwell-known animals. Teachers and parents will appreciate the series of exercises in the back of the book that focus on the basics of reading: fluency, phonics, phonemic awareness, comprehension and vocabulary. Maxine Rose Schur, of the San Francisco Bay area, is a travel essayist and the author of several children s books. Artist Michael S. Maydak, of Cool,California, is passionate about illustrating nature.

This collection of true stories of animal behavior is not only captivating and thought-provoking, but also a terrific way for teachers and parents to have children to consider feelings--whether animal or human. A young antelope was being dragged into a river by a crocodile. A nearby hippopotamus saw what was happening and charged the croc, which released the antelope. The hippo gently pulled the antelope up the riverbank, comforting and protecting it until it died. Was this compassion? A zoo monkey routinely used a banana to bribe a moose to carry him across a moat designed to keep him confined to a small island. Was this cleverness?

Are you looking for a way to introduce a young child to the wonderful world of birds? The BLUES series offers solid information about birds in a delightful, entertaining package to inspire a future generation of birders. The five intrepid BLUES are caricatures of little bluebirds, yet the featured REAL birds are accurate and carefully researched. In this volume, the Bird X-Games are coming soon. Sammi, the sportster, is determined to enter. In her quest, Sammi and the other BLUES travel the globe to see the most extreme birds - the fastest-moving, longest migrating,deepest-diving, and many other record-holders. And in the process, they discover that they have become X-treme themselves. X-citing!