Laura Purdie Salas

"This picture book poetically explores the many things water can be--from home maker and ship breaker to cloud fluffer and fire snuffer. Backmatter provides additional explanations."--

"Rocks may seem like boring, static objects--until you discover that a rock can spark a fire, glow in the dark, and provide shelters of all shapes and sizes."--Publisher.

What starts as a blue-sky day begins to turn into rolling thunder as a storm brews.

"If you were the moon, what would you do? You'd spin like a twilight ballerina and play dodgeball with space rocks! Find out more in this lyrical list poem accompanied by stunning illustrations."--

"Discover the true story of an unlikely family -- an orphaned mallard duckling raised by a pair of loons. Lyrical verse and evocative illustrations combine in this heartwarming tale of animal cooperation"-- "On a lake in northern Wisconsin in 2019, loon researchers were surprised to discover a mother and father loon caring for a mallard duckling. Normally loons and mallards live very different lives and do not get along. Follow along as the duckling...

Discusses behaviors of some different animals.

Learn about the basic materials that make up the planet Earth, to the tune of "Home on the Range."

Provides information about the planets, contains lyrics to a related song, and includes music notation, a glossary, and suggested books and Internet sites.

Provides information about animal classification, contains lyrics to a related song, and includes music notation, a glossary, and suggested books and Internet sites.

Examines wetlands and what makes them one of Earth's treasures.