Steiner, Barbara A

Describes the characteristics and habits of a polar bear from birth to maturity.

Describes the habits of a wolf pack by tracing the care and development of a young wolf with potential of becoming a pack leader.

Bo teaches his dog Dolby some unusual tricks in an attempt to win the Woof-Off contest.

Omu longs to find the magic he needs to create great whalebone carvings and inspired music on his harmonica, but he does not discover the inspiration until he stands watch beside a dying killer whale.

Karen is afraid to go to sleep, because everytime she does someone close to her dies a horrible death.

Relates the experiences of a young girl and her mother as they backpack in the desert where the child learns about the plants, animals, birds, and rock formations.

Describes the characteristics and behavior of a killer whale from birth to mating.

Immersed in studying his favorite topic, dinosaurs, Oliver involves his fifth grade class in a campaign to make the stegosaurus the Colorado state fossil and runs afoul of an interfering bully.

Omu longs to find the magic he needs to create great whalebone carvings and inspired music on his harmonica, but he does not discover the inspiration until he stands watch beside a dying killer whale.

In June 1907, twelve-year-old Samantha looks forward to a happy summer with Nellie and her younger sisters at Grandmary's country home in the Adirondacks but a series of mysterious accidents on the property lead Samantha to suspect that someone is deliberately causing trouble.