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Tyrannosaurus Time
Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman
Hardcover (Morrow Junior, Sept. 1, 1999)A child is transformed into a Tyrannosaurus rex for a day and discovers what it is like to be a killing machine and the largest meat-eating animal to have hunted on land.
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Catching the Wind
Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman
Paperback (Mulberry Books, April 1, 1994)Transformed into a bird for a day, a child joins a flock of wild geese in glorious flight.
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White Bear, Ice Bear
Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman
Paperback (Mulberry Books, Oct. 1, 1994)Describes the awakening, feeding, and wandering of a polar bear, from its own viewpoint
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Lizard in the Sun
Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman
Hardcover (William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1990)A child is transformed into an anole for a day and discovers what it is like to be a tiny lizard changing colors in a sunny, leafy world.
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Jaguar in the Rain Forest
Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman
Hardcover (HarperCollins, March 15, 1996)Imagine climbing your favorite tree, speckled in sunlight and shadows, then changing...into a mighty spotted cat in a faraway rain forest. You are a jaguar hidden in a world of green. Giant trees stretch upward, where flowers bloom, birds soar, and butterflies glide above your reach.Jaguar in the Rain Forest invites you into the lush, tropical world of one of the most magnificent hunters on earth. Be a jaguar just for a day- prowling the forest floor; crossing a flowing river in search of prey; filling the darkness with your deep, grunting call; then, silent and deadly, stalking a creature that never knows you are there.In this dramatic addition to the Just for a Day series, award-winning author Joanne Ryder and nature artist Michael Rothman once again imagine the life of a wild animal in its own natural world. Meticulously researched and marvelously evocative, their book invites you to live among the creatures of the rain forest- just for a day.
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Lizard in the Sun
Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman
Paperback (HarperCollins, April 25, 1994)"Ryder again takes readers' imaginations into the body of another species....A boy awakens and, touched by the sun, changes into a green anole....With its precise, poetic language and well-composed illustrations, this is another successful picture book in a consciousness-expanding series."--Booklist.
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Lizard in the Sun
Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman
Library Binding (William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1990)A child is transformed into an anole for a day and discovers what it is like to be a tiny lizard changing colors in a sunny, leafy world.
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Winter Whale
Joanne Ryder, Carol Lacey, Michael Rothman
Paperback (HarperCollins, Oct. 19, 1994)A skillful blending of poetry, science, and bold artwork helps young readers imagine what the life of a majestic humpback whale is like, "just for a day." "The best yet of Ryder's `Just for a Day' books. A fine celebration of this appealing creature."--Kirkus Reviews.
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Shark in the Sea
Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman
Hardcover (HarperCollins, March 14, 1997)This newest title in the popular series invites readers into the world of the endangered great white shark for better insight into this mighty predator of the sea.
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Sea Elf
Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman
Hardcover (HarperCollins, Aug. 16, 1993)"A child reader [is] transformed into a sea otter and taken on an imaginative day trip....Ryder's poetically imagistic text is powerfully partnered by Rothman's robust...artwork, which depicts aspects of a sea otter's day in its natural habitat....This experience is potent, informative, and transporting....Lovely for nature studies or for a flight of fantasy into the natural world."--Booklist.
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Winter Whale
Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman
Hardcover (William Morrow & Co, Aug. 1, 1991)Transformed into a humpback whale, a child experiences life in the ocean among other whales.
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White Bear, Ice Bear
Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman
Hardcover (William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1989)Describes the awakening, feeding, and wandering of a polar bear, from its own viewpoint.
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