Miriam Schlein

When Little Raccoon asks his mother when she loves him the most, she finally answers "always right now."

A little girl's grandmother describes how the different people in her extended family waited for her to be born.

Explains the meaning and traditions of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, two fall holidays which are called the High Holy Days.

Describes different ways animals greet each other, for example, beavers rub noses and penguins flap their wings.

Describes what the world was like when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and introduces many of the animals and plants in nature today that were also seen by the dinosaurs.

Different kinds of young animals, from whale to eagle, sleep safely with their own kind. The book pulls out to reveal a five-foot-long panorama on one side.

Outlines the varied worldwide habitats, differences, and common traits of all kinds of penguins.

While hiking in the hills surrounding La Paz, an American boy and his Bolivian friend discover a cave swarming with animals from the Ice Age.

Describes the many different kinds of squirrels and their behavior, including food-gathering, nesting, and the raising of young.

Explores the many different kinds of tracks dinosaurs left behind and what they reveal about the dinosaurs themselves.

Explains what paleontologists have been able to determine about how the different varieties of dinosaurs cared for their young.

Benjie's goldfish Goldie, believed to be dead, is flushed down the toilet and escapes through the sewer system into the goldfish pond at the Botanical Garden, where she finds a peaceful and happy existence with others of her kind.