north america

An introduction to the Hopi, that explores their history, culture, beliefs, daily life, and other related topics.

Illustrations and rhyming text portray a young bear searching for its mother and meeting many North American animals along the way.

Introduces several female Indigenous political, cultural, and social leaders.

"This . . . book highlights the most glorious wilderness areas and nature preserves in North America"-- Provided by publisher.

"Winner of the White Raven Award from the International Youth Library Foundation, author and illustrator Lisa Voisard captures a child's sense of wonder for the natural world. In Arborama, her first book available in English, Voisard submerses readers in the marvelous world of trees: how they reproduce and grow from tiny seeds into the largest plants on earth, how they make our life possible, and how they even communicate with one another. Over more than 200 lavishing-illustrated pages, readers will learn to identify more than 30 key North American trees--from favorites such as sugar maple and Douglas fir, to lesser known varieties such as the southern magnolia or weeping willow. Come to appreciate the marvelous world of trees all around you!"--Provided by publisher.

"An illustrated story written from the point of view of monarch butterflies as they search for food and fly through storms during their annual migration"--Provided by publisher.

Describes more than 450 species of wild mammals found in North America.

Presents twelve Native American stories from various North American tribes for young readers, including how the mountain Denali was created, why the North Star stays in place, accounts of how the world came to the way it is, and more.

"A middle grade survey nonfiction work celebrating North American Indigenous knowledge and Native contributions to contemporary STEM"--Provided by publisher.

"In May 2016, the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, burned to the ground, forcing 88,000 people to flee their homes. It was the largest evacuation ever of a city in the face of a forest fire, raising the curtain on a new age of increasingly destructive wildfires. This book is a suspenseful account of one of North America's most devastating forest fires-and a stark exploration of our dawning era of climate catastrophes"--Provided by publisher.