Karen Wallace

In this classic fairy tale, retold with a twist, Snow White has had enough! The dwarfs treat her like a slave, so she decides to play a trick on them. She pretends to eat a poisoned apple. Now she will find out what the dwarfs really think of her!

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a Giant Octopus and how she searches for a home at the bottom of the ocean, lays her eggs and protects them from predators until they can hatch. Follow a goggle-eyed octopus as she jets through the shadows, long tentacles flying like ribbons behind her. In rhythmic, silky verse that perfectly matches this creature's graceful movements, Wallace explores the mysterious underwater world of the octopus....

"The pond is full of dangers for a tiny tadpole. Will it grow up to be a leaping frog?" -- Back cover.

Presents the life of a young dolphin as he interacts with other dolphins, leaps and flips out of the water, hunts for fish to eat, and hides from killer whales.

"Bad Rat hides Pig's bun. Can Fat Cat help?"--P. [4] of cover.

Demonstrates how the crane, bulldozer, dump truck, and other construction machines all play a part in building a new park.

A dormouse encounters many different animals as she searches for a place to spend the winter.

I am an ankylosaurus. Look through my eyes and see what I see. A mother ankylosaurus lays her eggs and must protect them from fierce predators. She swings her tail powerfully. Bone smashes bone. Can anything get by this armored beast? Follow an ankylosaurus as she goes about her day and learn what life was like in the prehistoric age.

Simple text and photographs describe the stages by which a butterfly develops from an egg.

While searching for his shoes, Jack finds a magic wand, a cape, and a top hat.