Bernhard, Emery

An old branch falls from a willow tree and has many adventures before eventually becoming part of a young boy's mobile.

A young girl uses her skills as a hunter to avenge her father's death and to escape her evil stepmother.

Describes eagle behavior, including courtship, mating, nest building, hunting, and raising young.

With the help of Great-Grandmother Earth, Watakame, a hard-working Indian, survives a great flood and begins a new life.

Explores the ways in which people from a variety of cultures carry their young ones, and describes what children see and learn as they are carried.

Describes the physical characteristics, social behavior, and reputation as a pest of this grassland rodent.

Describes the origins of New Year traditions and ways in which the coming of the new year is celebrated around the world.

Text and pictures introduce the familiar ladybug, consumer of aphids and scale insects and purported carrier of good luck.

Describes the ways reindeer have adapted to living in a cold climate, shows how they court and raise their young, and explores the relationship between reindeer and humans.

Explains the habitat and life cycle of the amphibian salamander from egg to larva to adult and how they have appeared in folklore and legend.