Melissa Stewart is the author of more than 180 science and nature books for children. Her works engagingly present the world around us, exploring complex natural phenomena in an accessible manner. With a keen eye for detail and clear language, she brings the wonders and mysteries of nature to young readers.
Explore the fascinating world of mini-mammals through an engaging nonfiction picture book that showcases these creatures at their actual size. Authored by Sibert Honoree Melissa Stewart and illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Brian Lies, the book combines adorable visuals with informative content, making it both educational and delightful for readers of all ages.
Featuring vibrant illustrations and updated content, this edition offers an engaging exploration of the fascinating world of butterflies. It emphasizes the importance of conservation, urging readers to take action to protect these delicate creatures and their environments. With new illustrations enhancing the visual appeal, this book serves as both an informative resource and a call to environmental stewardship.
This updated edition offers a vibrant exploration of the fascinating world of birds, featuring new illustrations that enhance its visual appeal. It emphasizes the importance of bird conservation, encouraging readers to take action to protect these beautiful creatures.
This updated edition offers a vibrant exploration of the fascinating world of frogs, featuring new illustrations that enhance its appeal. It emphasizes the importance of conservation, urging readers to take action to protect these remarkable creatures.
Focusing on the alarming status of global bat species, this updated edition highlights the plight of nearly one-third of the world's 1,300 bat species that are endangered. It features new illustrations and emphasizes the importance of conservation efforts, making it an engaging resource for aspiring scientists, environmentalists, and nature enthusiasts. The book encourages readers to understand the ecological significance of bats and how they can contribute to their protection.
With the soothing rhythm of a bedtime story and the scientific wonder of a nature doc, comes a celebration of the moon and all the creatures who rely on its light to find their way home. Under the glow of a shimmering moon, creatures great and small creep out of their dens, using its light to hunt, fend off predators, build their nests or build families. As the moon changes phases these animals adapt their behavior to match its waxing and waning—while human animals look on in wonder. As Earth's closest companion in space, the moon has fascinated humankind for generations, and this nonfiction picture book sheds light on the mysterious ways it affects life on Earth. With luminous illustrations by Jessica Lanan and a lyrical text that is part lullaby and part scientific resource, Thank You, Moon is a treasure for all ages to enjoy.
This fascinating nonfiction picture book filled with stunning illustrations details the end of life for a whale, also known as a whale fall, when its body sinks to the ocean floor and becomes an energy-rich food source for organisms living in the deep sea.When a whale dies, its massive body silently sinks down, down, through the inky darkness, finally coming to rest on the silty seafloor. For the whale, it's the end of a 70-year-long life. But for a little-known community of deep-sea dwellers, it's a new beginning. First come the hungry hagfish, which can smell the whale from miles around. Then the sleeper sharks begin their prowl, feasting on skin and blubber. After about six months, the meat is gone. Year after year, decade after decade, the whale nourishes all kinds of organisms from zombie worms to squat lobsters to deep-sea microbes.This completely fascinating real-life phenomenon is brought to vivid and poetic life by nonfiction master Melissa Stewart and acclaimed illustrator Rob Dunlavey.
In this nature-themed picture book, nonfiction expert Melissa Stewart and illustrator Amy Hevron offer an inviting peek into tree holes and the amazing animals that inhabit them. Imagine this: one day you're walking through the woods and spot a tree hole large enough to slip inside. So you do. And you wonder, what kind of creature lived here? In this science and nature-themed picture book, nonfiction expert Melissa Stewart and illustrator Amy Hevron offer up an inviting peek into the secret world of tree hole dwellers. From black bears to tree frogs and bobcats, it's surprising just who you'll find! A main text gives general information about tree holes ("a treehole can be a daytime den") and a secondary text provides more detail. This inviting look at trees, tree holes, and fascinating animals is sure to be a classroom and kid favorite.
Take a journey to meet our MEGA-predators of the past, from the great T-rex to the lesser known giant ripper lizard, these creatures have never been so fascinating and ferocious. Packed with fearful facts, cool comparisons and a size chart!
"In Manâu National Park in Peru, an amazing fourteen different species of monkeys live together. That's more than in any other rainforest in the world! How can they coexist so well? Find out in this lyrical, rhyming picture book that explores each monkey's habits, diet, and home, illustrating how this delicate ecosystem and its creatures live together in harmony"--