Brenda Z. Guiberson crafts children's books that serve as immersive field trips into the natural world. Her writing is characterized by meticulously researched details, a process she views as an adventurous exploration, finally fulfilling her childhood dream of being a jungle explorer. She aims to create books that feel like exciting expeditions, transporting young readers to diverse ecosystems and introducing them to fascinating flora and fauna. Through her work, Guiberson seeks to ignite curiosity and a sense of wonder about the natural world in her readers.
Exploring the diverse world of frogs, this book highlights their essential role in ecosystems and showcases their remarkable variety across the globe. Through engaging onomatopoeic text and beautiful illustrations, young readers are transported from Chile to Nepal to Australia, discovering the unique sounds and characteristics of these fascinating creatures.
Welcome back to the Cactus Hotel. Many different animals live in the cactus hotel. It protects them; and they protect it, by eating the pests that could harm the cactus. The cactus grows larger and larger and will live for about two hundred years. When one animal moves out, another moves in. There is never a vacancy in the cactus hotel. This story--about a desert, a giant cactus, and the animals who live in it--is one that even the youngest child will understand and enjoy. Simplified text and new illustrations will allow a new generation of little ones to become immersed in this nonfiction board book about desert wildlife.
Fascinating facts and spectacular illustrations will inspire young readers to choose which creature they think is the deadliest in the newest picture book collaboration between Guiberson and Spirin.
In this photo-illustrated middle-grade nonfiction book, Brenda Guiberson explores the stories of six individuals who have disappeared mysteriously throughout history.