Salas, Laura Purdie

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Whose gloves are these?

a look at gloves workers wear--leather, cloth, and rubber
2006
Presents color illustrations of various types of gloves worn by workers, and challenges readers to guess who the gloves belong to. Includes information about each featured line of work and the importance of the gloves to the job.

Whose coat is this?

a look at how workers cover up--jackets, smocks, and robes
2006
Presents color illustrations of various types of coats worn by workers, and challenges readers to guess who the coats belong to. Includes information about each featured line of work and the importance of the coat to the job.

Forest fires

2002
Explains why forest fires occur, describes the technology used to study them, discusses the damage they cause, and looks at some of history's worst forest fires.

Saltwater fishing

2004
Describes the equipment, skills, conservation issues, and safety concerns of saltwater fishing.

Snowmobiling

2002
Discusses the equipment, skills and techniques, safety issues, and more related to snowmobiling.

Charles Drew

pioneer in medicine
2006
A biography of the pioneering African American doctor famous for his work with blood plasma.

Always got my feet

poems about transportation
2009
A collection of transportation-themed poetry accompanied by photographs that demonstrates a variety of poetic forms and defines poetic devices.

Tiny dreams, sprouting tall

poems about the United States
2008
A collection of original, United States-themed poetry for children, complemented by color photographs.

And then there were eight

poems about space
2008
A collection of original, outer space-themed poems for children that teaches them about the different things found in the night sky and explains terms related to poetry.

Shrinking days, frosty nights

poems about fall
2008
A collection of original, fall-themed poetry for children, complemented by color photographs.

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