Books from Lothrop Lee & Shepard

  • Baseball and Butterflies
    Baseball and Butterflies
    By Karen Lynn Williams

    At the end of the third grade, Daniel finds his summer butterfly project threatened by his bratty little brother and his friends' obsession with baseball.

  • Painted Dreams
    Painted Dreams
    By Karen Lynn Williams

    Because her Haitian family is too poor to be able to buy paints for her, eight-year-old Ti Marie finds her own way to create pictures that make the heart sing.

  • Supergrandpa
    Supergrandpa
    By David M. Schwartz

    A sixty-six-year-old grandfather, barred from entering the 1000-mile Tour of Sweden because of his age, unofficially joins the bicycle race and, to the delight of his countrymen, emerges victorious.

  • Yanomami: People of the Amazon
    Yanomami: People of the Amazon
    By David M. Schwartz

    Describes an isolated tribe of Indians who live in the rainforests of Brazil and Venezuela

  • The One-and-only, Super-duper, Golly-whopper, Jim-dandy, Really-handy Clock-tock-stopper
    The One-and-only, Super-duper, Golly-whopper, Jim-dandy, Really-handy Clock-tock-stopper
    By Patricia Thomas, Patty Thomas

    Seeking peace and quiet, Porcupine asks Rabbit to stop his clock from ticking, with noisy results.

  • I Am the Cat
    I Am the Cat
    By Alice Schertle

    A series of humorous and serious poems about cats.

  • Jeremy Bean's St. Patrick's Day
    Jeremy Bean's St. Patrick's Day
    By Alice Schertle

    Shy Jeremy Bean forgets, much as to his humiliation, to wear green to school for St. Patrick's Day.

  • Keepers
    Keepers
    By Alice Schertle

    A collection of poems including "Last Patch of Snow," "A Frog in a Well Explains the World," and "My Old Dog."

  • Maisie
    By Alice Schertle

    Follows the life of Maisie from her birth on a farm to her ninetieth birthday party celebrated in a park with her large family.

  • Home Field
    By David Spohn

    Matt and his father, just the two of them, play baseball early on Saturday morning on their own home field.

  • Starry Night
    By David Spohn

    Nate and Matt have a peaceful evening camping out with their father in the woods behind their house.

  • Supergrandpa
    By David M. Schwartz

    A sixty-six-year-old grandfather, barred from entering the 1000-mile Tour of Sweden because of his age, unofficially joins the bicycle race and, to the delight of his countrymen, emerges victorious.

  • Big Jim and the White-legged Moose
    Big Jim and the White-legged Moose
    By Jim Arnosky

    His crown is solid antler, His robe a thick moose hide. With Big Jim and the White-Legged Moose, renowned naturalist and artist Jim Arnosky adds folk music to his already impressive list of accomplishments.

  • Nearer Nature
    Nearer Nature
    By Jim Arnosky

    The noted naturalist and artist presents sketches and observations from his walks around the Vermont farm where he lives.

  • Come Out, Muskrats
    Come Out, Muskrats
    By Jim Arnosky

    In late afternoon the muskrats come out to swim, dive, and eat green water weeds.

  • Near the Sea: A Portfolio of Paintings
    By Jim Arnosky

    Provides paintings of beaches, rocks, water, gulls, fish, and other aspects of nature on a small Maine island, accompanied by comments from the artist on how and why he painted them.

  • Raccoons and Ripe Corn
    By Jim Arnosky

    Hungry raccoons feast at night in a field of ripe corn.

  • Gray Boy: A Story
    By Jim Arnosky

    Despite his attachment to the young boy who raised him from a puppy, Gray Boy gives in to his natural instincts and goes back to the wild.

  • A Kettle of Hawks and Other Wildlife Groups
    By Jim Arnosky

    Discusses six animals that periodically form groups, including a swarm of bees, colony of ants, and kettle of hawks.

  • Sketching Outdoors in Autumn
    By Jim Arnosky

    Provides drawings of landscapes, plants, animals, and other aspects of nature, accompanied by comments from the artist on how and why he drew them.