picture books

"Robbie the Robot has had an accident! With the help of Miss Eureka, Suzy and Max learn about circuits, tools, and batteries. Will their technology know-how rescue Robbie?"--Back cover.

"Penguins are always perfectly polite. But then Polly the not-so-polite penguin decides that being polite is boring!"--OCLC.

"In a series of letters to Santa, Scalawag the cat explains his recent misadventures, including an incident involving a small house fire, a visit from the paramedics, and broken Christmas tree ornaments"--OCLC.

"A plucky robin sets out on an epic journey guided only by his longing to return home in time for Christmas.

"Tide pools are full of secrets: anemones nestled among rocks, crabs hiding in seeweed ... discover all the creatures of the tide pool"--Back cover.

A young boy and his grandfather find interesting things to do on one rainy day during monsoon season.

As a boy and his mother participate in the annual bird count, he misses his grandfather, who went south for the winter, and watches especially for Gramps' favorite bird.

"Meet dozens of crustaceans--and a few bonus animals . . . from A (Arrow Crab) to E (exoskeleton) to I (Imocaris, a kind of fossil scientists believe to be the first crab on earth) to Z (Zebra Hermit Crabs, which have a hard covering on their legs and claws, but their body is soft)"--Publisher.

"What's that wedged in a crack in the ground, small and hard and wrinkly and brown? A bean seed! Soon it develops roots and leaves. And what's that on the leaf? An egg! The egg hatches a caterpillar, and the caterpillar eats the leaves, getting bigger and bigger until it forms a chrysalis. Meanwhile, the plant is growing, too: it develops flowers, then bean pods, as it reaches up toward the sun. Side by side, plant and insect grow . . . and grow . . . and grow throughout the year, until they come full circle."--Publishers website.

Ten-year-old African American boy wants to welcome the circus elephant named Miss Fancy to her new home in a nearbypark, but he is disappointed to see a sign that states "No Colored Allowed.".