Books from StarWalk Kids Media
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Think Like an Eagle: At Work With a Wildlife Photographer
By Kathryn LaskyFor kids who wonder how photographers get the amazing photographs in nonfiction books about animals, this book provides insights into this challenging career, the artistic skills required, and nature photography's role as a promoter of ...
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Days of the Dead
By Kathryn LaskyThey beg for calaveras - treats - like candy skulls made of sugar or chocolate, and everyone buys pan de muerto, a bread decorated with a patter of bones. This is also a time for families to reunite in remembrance of those who have died.
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Shadows in the Dawn
By Kathryn LaskyKathryn Lasky. We would like to thank Alison Jolly for including our family in the 1994 expedition to Berenty. We express our deep appreciation for her ... —K.L.and C. G. K. To Linda Quan Knight and Jo Knight, companions in adventure.
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The Gold-Threaded Dress
By Carolyn MarsdenIn Thailand she was named Oy, but here in America the teachers call her Olivia.
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Ride the Wind: Airbourne Journeys of Animals and Plants
By Seymour SimonNoted science author Seymour Simon’s graceful text combined with fluid watercolors by Elsa Warnick offer a fascinating look at the extraordinary variety of animals and plants that travel through the air.
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Earth Words: A Dictionary of the Environment
By Seymour SimonSeymour Simon's clear and compelling definitions, combined with Mark Kaplan's striking and unusual illustrations are sure to captivate young readers and budding environmental activists.
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They Swim the Seas: The Mystery of Animal Migration
By Seymour SimonAward-winning science writer Seymour Simon and illustrator Elsa Warnick team again in this vivid companion to Ride the Wind: Airborne Journeys of Animals and Plants.
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Leave That Cricket Be, Alan Lee
By Barbara Ann PorteOne night as he was going to bed, Alan Lee heard an unfamiliar sound --- cree, cree, cree.
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Drawing Spaceships and other Spacecraft
By Don BologneseThe art of drawingspaceships and other spacecraft. Basic rules for sketching are introduced, then specific examples are given. Newly updated to include current, CGI techniques.
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Speak Up, Blanche!
By Emily Arnold McCullyStagestruck Blanche would like to be a part of a theatrical bear troupe's new play, but, her shyness causes problems until she discovers a special talent of her very own.
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Summer with Elisa
By Johanna HurwitzNow that she's done with first grade, Elisa has lots of time to prove she can do anything her older brother, Russell, can do.
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Kanahena: A Cherokee Story
By Susan L RothA Cherokee woman recounts to the young girl beside her the legend of the tricky Terrapin, who gets into a great deal of trouble with Bad Wolf and the Other Wolves over a little Kanahena, a cornmeal dish, and must use his wits to save ...
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Nikos and the Sea God
By Hardie GramatkyThe modern fairy tale of a Greek boy who believes ardently in Poseidon, God of the sea, is presented with conviction by the author of Little Toot.
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King Arthur: The Sword in the Stone
By Hudson TalbottExcept for the dragon-shaped constellation that appeared at his birth, there was nothing that suggested Arthur was destined for greatness. Narration by Christian Coulson (Tom Riddle, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets).
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Ghosts
By Seymour SimonWhether or not you believe in ghosts, you'll be spellbound by these nine supposedly true tales from the spirit world.
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Teacher’s Pets
By Dayle Ann DoddsAs a growing menagerie takes over Miss Fry’s classroom, students of all species fall head-over-tails for their ever-patient teacher in Dayle Ann Dodds’s funny story, illustrated with lively flair by Marylin Hafner.
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Gina Farina and the Prince of Mintz
By Nancy PatzHail to Gina Farina, the baker's daughter! A girl with a mind of her own and a heart set on adventure, she uses her talent for baking pies to join a troupe of traveling players and see the world.
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Drawing History: Ancient Greece
By Don Bolognese, Elaine RaphaelA guide to the history and art of ancient Greece through the drawings and illustrations found on decorated vases, tombs, palaces, temples, and sculptures of the time.
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The Secret of the Loch Ness Monster & Other Cases
By Seymour SimonThese stories, which have been substantially updated and expanded for a new audience, are based on the Einstein Anderson book originally published in 1980 by Viking Penguin, under the title “Einstein Anderson Shocks his Friends,” and ...
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Lightning Never Lies & Other Cases
By Seymour SimonThese stories, which have been substantially updated and expanded for a new audience, are based on the Einstein Anderson book originally published in 1980 by Viking Penguin, New York, under the title Einstein Anderson Shocks his Friends ...