Evie and her pet dog, Juno, use their senses to explore under the sea in this bright, layered board book which teaches kids all about the ocean! In this charming and innovative layered board book, Evie and her pet dog Juno visit all the layers of the ocean, and tell readers what they found there. Watch them play hide and seek in a kelp forest, explore a shipwreck deep under the ocean and dance in the midnight zone! Humorous text and bold, quirky illustrations introduce each of the layers of the ocean. Curved and layered board pages increase in size as you move through the book, developing a child's hand-eye coordination as they turn the pages. Quirky facts coupled with engaging artwork boost pre-schoolers' imagination and spark an interest in the world around them. This bright, layered board book provides a great first introduction to the ocean. This book is from the Adventures of Evie and Juno series, which sees our two intrepid explorers travel to different places and environments in innovative layered board books which will help young readers develop hand-eye coordination and teaching them about the world. Also available is Explore the Planets, which sees Evie and Juno travel to the eight planets, as they share with readers what they find!

The book, Gertie's Birdies, is both a visual delight and an easy to read aloud collection of verse to stimulate the minds of young children and connect them to the natural world. The author slips a few easy to understand ornithological facts into each page thereby teaching and entertaining both reader and listener. Donna Salko is the mother of five children and a curious bunch of grandchildren. "I had my first granddaughter using binoculars before her fourth birthday. Her brother could identify more birds than the average adult before he even started preschool." Donna has had a love affair with photography since her father put the first Canon SLR in her young hands. Today, she continues the generational tradition by teaching young children proficiency with cameras and binoculars. Trips to birding hotspots are regular events. An avid prize winning photographer and outdoor enthusiast, her efforts to introduce her grandchildren to birding fell short due to the lack of educational and entertaining material available. Searching book stores, gift shops and information centers, the author found the few field guides written for children seemed to be geared toward much older children. The very young children had only coloring and activity books from which to learn. Donna Salko put together a collection of stunning bird portraits paring each with a short verse. From the large size American Eagle, Osprey and Wild Turkey, to the very small Ruby Throated Hummingbird and American Goldfinch, each of the portrait and poem pages gives small children a better grasp of the avian beauty and diversity in their own backyards without overwhelming them with scientific fact. The author lives in Northeast Pennsylvania but travels frequently to Florida, New Mexico, Arizona, Maine and Rhode Island. She can be found photographing birds and wildlife from her backyard to J.N. Ding Darling NWR, Bosque del Apache and Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, her favorite haunts. She enjoys visiting classrooms to read aloud and discuss these backyard wonders to very receptive and enthusiastic primary grade-schoolers.

Dive into a shark tank, marvel at a coral reef and visit the penguin pool in this underwater-themed sticker book. There are over 240 reusable stickers of fish, turtles, seahorses and other sea creatures, and a fold-out back cover to store stickers when not in use.

Fantastic plants cover our world. But which ones are the smelliest, thorniest or largest? Through easy-to-read text, amazing photos and a fun activity, early readers will learn all about the most extreme plants growing on our planet.

The Three Little Pigs go green in the updated children's book The Three Little Green Pigs, LLC: A Recycling Pig Tale. The descendants of the original Three Little Pigs are now in the construction business building green homes out of recyclable materials. A contest pits the pigs against one another and the winner will be able to build his home throughout the town. Using different recyclable materials, the winning pig must satisfy the city inspector (a descendant of the Big Bad Wolf ). The story ends with the wolf purchasing an ecological home that has several modern changes, and the winning pig hiring his two cousins. This is one home that no one can huff and puff and blow the house down Richard Oldenburg is an avid storyteller and volunteers monthly to read to children at libraries and schools in Bear Valley Springs, California. He promotes the "art of imagination" through his storytelling. One evening while discussing old folk and fairy tales with his wife, a thought was planted. Could an old fairytale be brought up to date? The result is this book, now dedicated to his wife of 28 years. A graduate of California State University, Long Beach with a BA and MA in education, the author enjoyed 32 years of teaching and working with staffs throughout California. He now enjoys retirement, his grandchildren, and working with veteran organizations as a bugler. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/RichardOldenburg

There are lots of animals in the river. Where are they hiding and what are they doing? In this innovative lift-the-flap book, little ones can pore over the beautiful collaged pages and explore under rocks, logs and lily-pads to find out lots of interesting facts about river wildlife. This is the perfect introduction to the outdoors.