Books published by publisher Sierra Club Juveniles

The banks of the Cannonball River never cease to surprise Tom Terry in a series of tall tales about his watery home in which he meets a talking rabbit, a flying silver dragon, and the beautiful River Spirit herself.

Discusses climates and seasons, wind and rain, warm and cold fronts, atmospheric pressure, and weather prediction, featuring activities, games, and experiments

An optimistic cautionary fable chronicles the fate of a small forest, walled away in the heart of a noisy city, a peaceful refuge that is suddenly threatened with destruction.

A retelling of three classic Eskimo folktales that reveal a world where magic and the ordinary meet, and where animals and humans are equals

Text and photographs introduce the origins, evolution, habitats, behavior, and life cycles of the eight present-day species of bears

Who can resist a long-legged zebra foal or a big-eyed white harp seal pup? Sierra Club's delightful new postcard book features many different wild animal babies in full-color photographs taken by some of the world's leading nature photographers. 18 jumbo-sized (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") postcards bound in a handy book.

An in-depth text, complemented by color photographs and illustrations, helps readers understand what gigantic elephants, tiny mice, flying bats, sea-dwelling dolphins, and other mammals have in common, and what makes them different from animals of other classes.

A look at birds offers a combination of clear, straightforward text--which discusses the basic concepts of bird biology--and stunning, full-color photographs.

A young mountaineer in love with another climber faces the ultimate test of her life in the blue ice of the Himalayas

Examines the physical characteristics that separate fish from other classes of animals, introduces rudimentary biology, and answers questions about what is a fish and what is not a fish.

A former diver at California's Marine World/Africa USA relates the story of a sea lion who arrived at the park as a pup and grew to become a two-thousand-pound giant

Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of seals, sea lions, and walruses