Esbensen, Barbara Juster

A collection of poems depicting the dance of nature.

A collection of poems that celebrates the seasons, with illustrations for each season by a different Minnesota artist.

A collection of poems that reveal patterns in nature.

Explores the world of the North American river otter, describing the playful mammal's behavior and characteristics.

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of the cheetah, fastest of the big cats.

Describes the hunting technique, physical characteristics, mating ritual, and nesting and child-rearing practices of the great horned owl.

Recounts the legend of how the gift of healing came to the Ojibway people.

Explains that sponges are animals that live in the ocean and how they are harvested and used by humans.

A retelling of the Seneca legend in which the buffalo receives its hump from the Great Spirit.

A collection of poems about words that express the essence of the animals they identify.