Pfeffer, Wendy

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From tadpole to frog

1996
Describes the metamorphosis from tadpole to frog.

Firefly at Stonybrook Farm

2004
Firefly emerges from the ground as an adult and explores the summer night sky, avoiding predators, being caught and released by a little girl, and finding a mate.

Wiggling worms at work

2005
Explains how earthworms eat, move, and reproduce and how they help plants to grow.

Arctic wolves

1997
Describes the life cycle of these hardy wolves that live in the high Arctic, where temperatures can be as low as seventy degrees below zero.

The shortest day

celebrating the winter solstice
2003
Describes how and why daylight grows shorter as winter approaches, the effect of shorter days on animals and people, and how the winter solstice has been celebrated throughout history. Includes activities.

Snowy owls

1997
Describes the life cycle of this creature of the far north.

Popcorn Park Zoo

a photo essay
Describes the Popcorn Park Zoo in New Jersey, which rescues and cares for animals that are sick, old, abused, or about to be destroyed.

Mute swans

1997
Discuses the characteristics and life cycle of the Mute Swan.

Marta's magnets

1995
Marta's sister Rosa calls her magnet collection junk, but Marta's magnets help her make friends in her new home and help her retrieve a lost key for Rosa's new friend.

The world of sharks

2011
Photographs and simple text for beginning readers introduce twelve species of sharks, including sharks that are fast or slow, sharks that hide in the sand, and sharks that glow.

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