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Steve Jenkins

    This author explores themes of science and the natural world, drawing from a childhood spent surrounded by animals and experiments. His early passion for discovery and frequent moves shaped his worldview, which is reflected in his narratives. With a keen eye for detail and a sense of wonder, his work often focuses on the curiosity of young minds. Collaborations with other creators, including his wife, enrich his storytelling with both visual and narrative depth.

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    Animals by the Numbers
    Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
    Esther the Wonder Pig. Esther, das Wunderschwein, englische Ausgabe
    The Animal Book
    What do you do with a tail like this?
    • 2024

      Our World: By the Numbers

      • 168 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Engaging graphics and infographics bring complex scientific concepts to life, making them accessible for young readers. The book explores our world through fascinating statistics, covering topics from the solar system to Earth's history, climate, and future. Readers will discover intriguing facts, such as the frequency of lightning strikes and the temperature at the sun's core. This visually rich compendium captivates curiosity and highlights the astonishing phenomena that define our universe, making it an ideal resource for inquisitive minds.

      Our World: By the Numbers
    • 2024

      From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes a series of animals with unusual eyes in this eye-catching picture book! In his eye-popping work of picture book nonfiction, Jenkins explains how for most animals, eyes are the most important source of information about the world in a biological sense. The simplest eyes--clusters of light-sensitive cells--appeared more than one billion years ago, and provided a big survival advantage to the first creatures that had them. Since then, animals have evolved an amazing variety of eyes, along with often surprising ways to use them.

      Eye to Eye/How Animals See the World
    • 2024

      Egg: Nature's Perfect Package

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Some abandon their eggs, while others protect them fiercely and carry them wherever they go.There are as many kinds of eggs as there are animals that depend on them, because in the animal kingdom, the fight for survival begins with the simple, but extraordinary, egg.

      Egg: Nature's Perfect Package
    • 2023

      In this beautiful Caldecott Honor picture book, Steven Jenkins and illustrator Robin Page explore the many amazing things animals can do with eyes, ears, mouth, noses, feet, and tails. Young readers will relish the mystery behind this interactive guessing book. A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Turn the page to find out which marvelous animal these attributes belong to. With six full spreads illustrated in cut-paper collage and an end glossary with even more fantastic facts, readers will learn about species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, mammals, and arthropods. Arresting details and visual surprises abound in this nonfiction picture book that will stir the imaginations of readers young and old.

      What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? Bilingual Edition
    • 2023

      Caldecott Honor-winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page celebrate the astonishing diversity of bird species in this magnificently illustrated picture book. They can dance, sing, and, of course, fly--what's not to love about birds? With more than 10,000 species of dramatically different colors, shapes, and sizes, birds are some of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. The only animal with feathers, birds have soared through the skies for millions of years. In this beautiful picture book, learn what makes a bird a bird, what birds like to eat, and how these masters of the air have evolved. Ever wonder which bird is the smallest? Or the fastest? Which can fly the highest? Or stay airborne longest? You'll find answers to these questions and countless others in The Bird Book. Jenkins and Page present a stunning array of these amazing aviators and the extraordinary ways they survive this world, whether in the water, on land, or flying high above.

      The Bird Book
    • 2023

      Shall We Dance?

      • 40 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      3.8(55)Add rating

      Nature is putting on a dance recital...come watch! From award-winning author- illustrator Robin Page, SHALL WE DANCE? is a beautiful exploration of how and why different animals move their bodies.

      Shall We Dance?
    • 2022

      Animal Facts

      • 40 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      4.2(23)Add rating

      From the beloved Caldecott Honor-winning author of What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? comes another stunning, informative reader in the By the Numbers series. In this installment, Jenkins explores a wide range of facts and data about animals all over the world, some familiar, some new, but all fascinating! In this latest stunning, informative reader in Steve Jenkins's By the Numbers series, we dive deep into the world of animals and insects. From the smallest known species of snake to the sleepiest mammals, Animal Facts By the Numbers provides readers of all ages with the ultimate animal trivia knowledge. Illustrated with innovative infographs and beautiful full color art, these are books to pore over.

      Animal Facts
    • 2022

      One Day

      • 40 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      4.2(26)Add rating

      Taking readers beyond the clock, this fascinating book, filled with facts, figures, and infographs, explores what happens around the world in just twenty-four hours.

      One Day
    • 2021

      Disasters by the Numbers

      A Book of Infographics

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      4.1(54)Add rating

      Earth's natural disasters are explored through engaging numbers, fascinating facts, and visually striking infographics in this work by Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins. The book offers a unique perspective on the scale and impact of these events, making complex information accessible and captivating for readers.

      Disasters by the Numbers
    • 2021