Ecosystem Series
Who Needs a REEF? A Coral Reef Ecosystem
Who Needs a PRAIRIE? A Grassland Ecosystem
Who Needs a DESERT? A Desert Ecosystem
Who Needs a JUNGLE? A Rainforest Ecosystem
Who Needs an ICEBERG? An Arctic Ecosystem
Who Needs a SWAMP? A Wetland Ecosystem
In this important new series each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. Stunning art and lyrical text brim with fascinating creatures, plants and ecological features. A world map showing where each particular ecosystem can be found, fact-filled notes and a useful glossary are included. Not only is each book informative and beautiful, but it is also a call to action for everybody who cares about the world in which we live.
One Hungry Heron
Soon one lone heron is joined by two lazy catfish and three darting dragonflies. Before you can say ten tiny turtles, the pond is alive with a great array of wetland wildlife. Then, to the rumble of thunder and the plip-plop of raindrops, everything dives for shelter. Only when the sun reappears, does the activity return, providing a delightful search and count last page. more >
A Good Trade
This is no ordinary day. The aid-worker’s truck has come to the village square and Kato cannot believe his eyes when he sees what is in it. How will he show his thanks for such a great gift? more >
One Watermelon Seed
Max and Josephine are planting a garden, from small blueberries to big watermelons and everything in between. Can you help them count the seedlings from one to ten? And when they are ready to harvest, can you help Max and Josephine count the crops by tens … all the way up to one hundred? more >
CREATURES Yesterday and Today
In this intriguing, fact-filled look at today’s creatures and their prehistoric ancestors travel back to prehistoric times – when many creatures existed that have since disappeared. From the wide worlds of mollusks, reptiles, fish, arachnids, sea jellies, birds, amphibians, mammals, crustaceans, and insects, author and illustrator Karen Patkau features living animals and their prehistoric ancestors. more >
CREATURES Great and Small
In this fact-filled introduction to big and little beasts, explore the wide world of insects, fish, mammals, sea jellies, reptiles, amphibians, birds, crustaceans, arachnids, and mollusks. From “Really Big” creatures – such as the Blue Whale, Giant Squid, and Anaconda – to the “Really Small” – such as the Bumblebee Bat, Dwarf Goby, and Feather-Winged Beetle – embark on this informative, beautifully illustrated voyage of discovery. more >
Sir Cassie to the Rescue
Cassie has just read a story about a knight rescuing a damsel in distress. Now she wants to play. She becomes Sir Cassie, but no one wants to be the damsel. Even her baby sister Amanda refuses to cooperate. Sir Cassie is resourceful, though, and everyone does get involved in the game, including Towser, the dog, who makes an amazing dragon. And the queen serves up a royal feast! more >
Python Play and Other Recipes for Fun
No child can resist such frivolous rhymes and nonsense poems. These tantalizing verses touch on myriad play themes – from Leapfrog to Cat’s Cradle, from Hide and Seek to Tug-O-War. Children will gobble them up to chant while playing their favourite games. Karen Patkau’s vividly coloured and dynamic collages complete this perfect rhyme time recipe. more >
In the Sea
Crystal’s underwater adventure and tale of friendship is the type of story an adult is happy to share with a child, and one a child will wish to hear again and again. With its bold colours and large print, this beautifully illustrated picture book is sure to captivate young readers. Karen Patkau delivers a visual delight and a quality of language that will please even the most discriminating reader. more >
Seal is Lost
Hugh and his cherished toy Seal are best of friends. But one day Seal is Lost. Seal has gone to Lost Toyland, a fantasy world where she befriends other lost toys. But she misses Hugh. Her flippers feel all tingly when she thinks about him. Hugh is lonely too. He feels Seal is calling him, but he can’t find her until Supergran comes to visit … more >
Ringtail
It is late in the afternoon and Ringtail is just waking up. Children will delight in the amusing, sometimes scary nocturnal adventures of this a fun-loving, spunky raccoon who lives in a big-city ravine. Brilliant collage illustrations make Ringtail and all the other animals sparkle with life in this exuberant rhyming tale of a raccoon’s dusk-to-dawn search for fun and food. more >
One Watermelon Seed
This innovative counting book will take a child all the way from one watermelon seed, planted in an empty spring garden, to thousands of puffs of popcorn on a winter night. Lively pictures and simple words describe the work and fun of Max and Josephine as they make a garden and then harvest the vegetables and fruits they have grown. more >
Don’t Eat Spiders
Brimming with all kinds of clever things, this fun-filled collection of original poetry for children is bound to become a classic. A hairless bear on a big balloon, the dreadful risks involved in snacking on spiders – and much more hilarity will be found in these rollicking poems. Karen Patkau’s sparkling illustrations capture the playful spirit of the rhymes and make this book a joy not only to read aloud but also to look at. more >
