Burleigh, Robert

"It is March in the cold North. The long-gone sun is rising. Silvery ice glitters. Snow sparkles in the hazy glow. Two polar bears stand at ice edge: mother and cub. A mother polar bear and her cub are busy searching for food when suddenly, the ice they stand on breaks away--crack! Cut adrift, her cub is out of reach as the treacherous sea beings to carry him away. In she dives! Can they return to land safely? Simply told yet dramatic, and with . . . informative back matter with facts about polar bears, 'Ice Bears at Ice Edge' immerses readers in one animal family's story, while also highlighting the broader plight of endangered wildlife whose habitats are threatened by climate change"--Provided by publisher.

"Two American icons meet in this nonfiction picture book that tells the dramatic true tale of Wilbur Wright's flight circling the Statue of Liberty"--.

"A picture book about painter Winslow Homer's fascination with waves and the ocean"--Provided by the publisher.

As autumn nears, flowers fade and insects become quiet, and Tiny Bird leaves his northern home for the long and perilous journey to lush southern forests. Includes facts about hummingbirds.

An account of Amelia Earhart's dangerous 1932 flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland, in which she survived bad weather and a malfunctioning airplane. Includes a brief biography of the aviator.

From morning's joggers until night's last train, a boy notices and enjoys the many sounds made by people and things in a big city.

"Iconic American artist Norman Rockwell's life is told in episodes based in American history of the late 20th century"--Provided by the publisher.

Presents the life and ideas of the renowned nineteenth-century American author.