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Science & Math

Jacobs, Merle E.

Nature & Ecology

Naturebooks

Leroy the Lobster

The spiny lobster is recognized around the world as a popular seafood item and an important fisheries resource, but few people know about the secret life and habits of this sought-after animal. In Leroy the Lobster, Leroy tells his own life story from the time of being hatched to maturity. Readers learn about the life of the spiny lobster and other marine animals with which it comes in contact. The author has created a narrative that is simple and interestingly told, with all the actions, settings and time sequences scientifically accurate. Readers also learn about the impact of man, and will appreciate the importance of conserving this special marine resource. Author-illustrator Katherine Orr is a marine biologist and environmental educator who spent more than two decades working in the Caribbean region. Her beautiful and accurate paintings showing Leroy's surroundings reflect the hundreds of hours she spent underwater observing and studying marine life.

Children's Books

Orr, Katherine

Animals

The conch is a symbol of the Caribbean. Conch meat is an important food and income source, and conch shells are sold as items of beauty throughout the world. Shelley the Conch presents the life story of a conch in word and picture. It is written with young children in mind, but the colorful artwork and interesting story will appeal to all ages. The story traces Shelley's life from her first days as a drifting baby the size of a pinpoint through to the hatching of her own offspring. In this work of creative nonfiction readers will learn some fascinating facts about the life of the conch as well as the habits of other marine animals with whom it has contact. Readers will also appreciate the importance of conserving this lovely marine resource. Author and illustrator Katherine Orr is a marine biologist who has spent hundreds of hours underwater studying conchs in their native habitats. Orr's paintings reflect her intimate knowledge of the conch and its world.

Shelley the Conch

This volume of the six book "Discover Hawaii's" nature series introduces young readers to some of the unusual animals that live in Hawaii's freshwater streams and wetlands. To set the stage, we learn how fresh water is recycled in nature, and how plants play a vital role in this-how vegetation on land helps bring fresh water to the island, helps hold it in the ground, and helps Hawaii's offshore coral reefs to survive. Young readers learn about the strange lives of certain Hawaiian fish, shrimps and snails that spend their entire adult lives in fresh water, but produce young that must live in salt water. How could this be? The book explains. Some of these unusual fish can even climb straight up waterfalls! Young nature explorers can use Discover Hawaii's Freshwater Wildlife as an illustrated guide and tool to take with them as they visit different wetland areas. Like other books in this series, Discover Hawaii's Freshwater Wildlife has a conservation message. It describes threats that are undermining Hawaii's freshwater wildlife, and concludes with suggestions of simple things we can do to help. Full color illustrations on every page. Text and illustrations are equally balanced throughout the book. Includes Table of Contents, Glossary and Index.

Discover Hawaii's Freshwater Wildlife

This volume of the six book "Discover Hawaii's" nature series introduces young readers to the very special nature of Hawaii's forests. Readers learn how a forest arises from what was once barren lava rock, how life arrived here by wind, wings, and waves and gradually evolved into certain species that are found nowhere else in the world. Readers are introduced to the structure of a forest and the many kinds of forest that exist in Hawaii, from sub-alpine, to rainforests, bogs, and more. Readers are also introduced to some of Hawaii's most unusual native forest inhabitants, such as carnivorous caterpillars and happy-face spiders, as well as some of the most invasive alien species that threaten the natural diversity of forest life. Text and colorful illustrations are equally balanced throughout the book. The book concludes as readers are encouraged to care for Hawai'i's forests; a list of "Do"s and "Don't"s suggests what we can each do to help.

Discover Hawaii's Natural Forests

Boynton, David

This volume of the six book "Discover Hawaii's" nature series teaches young readers about the nature of Hawai'i's seashores. Readers learn about the role of currents and waves that form the beach, where sand comes from, and what causes the many colors of sands on different beaches. They learn some interesting facts about the lives and habits of common ocean plants and animals they are likely to find washed up along our beaches, as well as animals like 'ōhiki (ghost crab) and plants like pōhuehue (beach morning glory) that live along the beaches. They also learn about special visitors to the beach, including monk seals, sea turtles, and a variety of shorebirds. Readers learn what tides are, and how changing tides affect the nature of seashore life. This book helps young seashore explorers identify some of the many curious and beautiful creatures they might find as they journey from the higher rocks along the shore that only get salt spray and occasional big waves, to life that stays submerged among the shallow rocks and sands in tidepools. Readers discover special areas called limestone benches and anchialine pools, and learn what to look for that lives in these places. All living systems in nature need our respect and protection, and Hawaiian seashores are no exception. This book, like others in the Discover series, concludes with some suggestions of simple things each one of us can do to help. Full color illustrations on every page. Text and illustrations are equally balanced throughout the book.

Discover Hawaii's Sandy Beaches and Tidepools

Orr, Katherine S

Science, Nature & How It Works

This volume of the six book "Discover Hawaii's" nature series introduces young readers to the marine mammals that inhabit Hawaii's surrounding seas. Many species of whales and dolphins live in the tropical Pacific Ocean; about ten of these are seen in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands. Although these ten are identified and illustrated, Discover Hawaii's Marine Mammals focuses on the three species that Hawaii is well known for: the humpback whale, the spinner dolphin, and the Hawaiian monk seal. Young readers learn about special features that make whales and dolphins well designed for a life at sea (such as breathing from a blowhole on top of the head, and using sonar to locate food). They learn about unusual behaviors like the humpback whale's "song," the spinner dolphin's' ability to keep track of its schoolmates even when they're spread out across miles of open ocean, and the monk seal's need to rest on the beach in solitude, undisturbed. Readers learn about dangers imposed by human activities that now threaten the future of these marine mammals, along with some "Dos and Don'ts" that we can do to help them. Text and colorful illustrations are equally balanced throughout the book. Includes Table of Contents, Glossary and Index.

Discover Hawai'i's Marine Mammals

This volume of the six book "Discover Hawaii's" nature series introduces young readers to the interesting lives of Hawaii's seabirds. Readers learn about the unusual habits of birds such as the Newell's Shearwater, or 'A'o, that dig their underground nesting burrows on the slopes of Hawai'i's high mountains; their eerie call, sounding very similar to a braying donkey, can be heard at night as the birds commute back and forth along "flyways" (like highways for birds) between mountains and sea. Readers are introduced to special features that enable some seabirds to live well in a salty ocean environment (such as excreting salt out the nose and being able to sleep while in flight). Local residents will recognize many familiar seabirds, from the albatross or M&#333;l&#299; that nest on Kauai and the White Terns or Manu-o-k&#363; that are seen in the parks around Waikiki in spring, to the frigate birds or'Iwa that soar high on warm air currents and the fish diving antics of boobies, or '&#256;. Text and colorful illustrations are equally balanced throughout the book, which concludes with an environmental message and some recommended "Do"s and "Don't"s that suggest what each of us can do to help protect these wonderful birds.

Discover Hawai'i's Soaring Seabirds

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Demas, Antonia

The Natural World of the Turks and Caicos Islands helps children discover nature and their relationship to it. Beginning with Lessons from the past, and ending with Caring for our islands, young readers learn that we cannot take more than nature can give; that we humans are interconnected with plants, animals and environments in a great web of life; that we can use our past mistakes to help us choose more wisely for the future, and that we can take action steps to help nature heal. Readers learn how the Turks and Caicos Islands were formed and how plants and how animals reach a new island. This book introduces young readers to the main environments of the Turks and Caicos Islands along with some of the characteristic plants and animals that live in each environment. It also introduces the two most important fisheries animals, the queen conch and the spiny lobster, and two special marine animals of the open sea that breed in surrounding waters: sea turtles and the humpback whale. Clear text is balanced by colorful and sometimes whimsical illustrations throughout.

The Natural World of the Turks and Caicos Islands

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