Stephen R Swinburne

Humorous poems and factual text introduce children to various creatures that inhabit North American tide pools.

An examination of coyotes, their behavior and habit.

What has the whiskers of a walrus, the eyes of a mole, the wrinkles of an elephant, the tail of a beaver, and the gentle nature of a sloth? A slow-moving, water-loving, plant-eating, gentle giant called a manatee. The manatee has been swimming the oceans for ages. But today this ancient animal faces an uncertain future. Stephen Swinburne takes young readers into the underwater world of manatees as he assists marine biologists who monitor the health...

"A photo-essay on how light creates shadows."

Simple text and photographs explore some words for numbers and number-related concepts and present puzzles to be solved.

"Told through the voice of Twiga the giraffe, this picture book shares knowledge about giraffes through math, using measurements, graphs, fractions, time, elemental geometry, and percentages."--

Describes a day in the life of a grizzly bear family in Yellowstone's high country.

"After a hard day's work, a garbage truck, a tractor, an 18-wheeler, and more are covered with dirt, so they visit the Big Truck Super Wash"--