Jane Kurtz

Ten-year-old Lanie's wildflower garden is thriving and attracting butterflies to her Cambridge, Massachusetts, backyard, but a neighbor not only objects to her growing "weeds," she also uses harmful chemicals on her own plants.

Three generations of the Nickel family reunite when fourth-grader Anna, her Mom and Dad, and four-year-old sister Isabella relocate to Oakwood, Kansas.

Meet Mr. Geo, everybody's favorite geography teacher! He loves to explore new places. Today he's visiting Louisiana, the Pelican State.

On a visit to the zoo, a little boy imagines what it would be like to be various animals, such as a hippopotamus or a penguin, and listens as his mother explains how all parents keep their young ones safe.

Twice, on the last day of her childhood, Moralin sees death coming straight at her. The first time, in the fighting yard, she saves herself. But the second time, outside the city walls... Moralin is captured by the Arkera, age-old enemies of her people. They dress in rough clothes and use a language Moralin can't understand. Why have they kidnapped her? Why are they taking her with them into the heart of the red forest, where the fire-breathing skulkuk...

"Discover the true story of the race between two paleontologists, O. C. Marsh and Edward Cope, to find dinosaur fossils in this nonfiction picture book"--

"An exploration of different types of animal poo and what the zoo uses it for"--

A clever young shepherd boy uses his wits to gain a fortune for himself and his sister from a haughty rich man.

A retelling of a traditional Eritrean tale in which a young goatherd disobeys his father by trading away the board game that was supposed to keep him out of trouble.