Kurtz, Jane

"Discover the true story of the race between two paleontologists to find dinosaur fossils in this nonfiction picture book. O. C. Marsh and Edward Cope met in 1863 and bonded over their shared love of fossils, becoming the best of friends. Until one day Marsh discovered an error in Cope's work, and the 'Bone Wars' began! Marsh and Cope raced each other around the world, excavating fossils and trying to find the most important never-before-seen discoveries"--Provided by publisher.

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text follow a flock of chickens that gets loose and runs rampant through a city, causing mischief and mayhem. Includes information about keeping chickens in an urban environment.

Ten-year-old Lanie of Cambridge, Massachusetts, who loves nature and the outdoors, wants to go camping with her family but her favorite aunt teaches Lanie to find the wonders of nature anywhere, even in her own backyard.

Interconnecting stories featuring ten-year-old Lanie Holland, who discovers the wonders of nature in her own backyard when she helps her aunt plant a garden of wildflowers to attract birds and Monarch butterflies, but runs into trouble with the neighbor next door.

Lanie's wildflowers, planted to attract butterflies, are just starting to bloom when her neighbor sprays pesticide on the roses in her own yard, and Lanie must somehow find a way to reach a compromise to protect both gardens.

"An exploration of different types of animal poo and what the zoo uses it for"--Provided by publisher.

Christopher Columbus sails to the New World and returns home with seeds that grow into a marvelous plant.

Lanie's wildflowers, planted to attract butterflies, are just starting to bloom when her neighbor sprays pesticide on the roses in her own yard, and Lanie must somehow find a way to reach a compromise to protect both gardens.

"Having spent her life on the road with her family, young Jupiter feels out of place when her family rents a house for the summer and takes in an adopted cousin from Ethiopia who hatches a plan to return home."--OCLC.

Follows Mr. Geo, a geography teacher, as he visits Pennsylvania, including historic landmarks, farms and forests, rivers, and scenic wonders.