Carole Gerber

A boy and his dog walk through a wintry forest and identify seven common trees.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe different leaves and the trees from which they fall.

"Parents and teachers ask me for the names of books for their primary school children. I'm honored to recommend Annie Jump Cannon, Astronomer by Carole Gerber, an excellent book about a true astronomical pioneer." -Paul Kohlmiller, editor, San Jose Astronomical Association newsletter This brilliantly illustrated children's book depicts the achievements of a woman who developed an important system of classifying stars. To this day, Annie Jump Cannon...

Little witches soar the sky in this cumulative Halloween counting book.

Red bats can hibernate or migrate to warmer regions during the winter. Should this solitary little bat stay or should she go? That's the question the little red bat ponders as the leaves fall and the nights get colder! The squirrel tells her to stay. But what about the dangerous creatures that hunt red bats in winter? The sparrow urges her to go. But where? Carole Gerber takes young readers on an educational journey through one bat's seasonal dilemma...

Los animales se adaptan a los cambios estacionales en diferentes formas. Es la única especie de murciélagos que puede emigrar o hibernar para protegerse de los inviernos fríos. Cuando la temperatura comienza a bajar, ella tiene que tomar una decisión. Esta le pregunta a otros animales forestales de cómo es que ellos van a pasar el próximo invierno, antes de decidir si ella tiene quedarse o irse.

A raging winter storm contrasts with the cozy atmosphere of a young boy's home.

"Did you know that stingrays are cousins of sharks? This Step 3 Step into Reading Science Reader is full of exciting photographs, illustrations, and facts about these magnificent sea creatures"--