Ryder, Joanne

The reader spends a day as a jaguar, experiencing the life of this rain forest animal.

Snug in the comfort of his home, a boy imagines the woods full of bears that eat and play and watch the night come, just as he does.

While sitting in science class on a Friday afternoon, a student watches all kinds of sea creatures move about the room.

A collection of poems about nature and wildlife, spanning all the seasons of the year.

Follows the activities of a hummingbird and his mate in a garden on a sunny day.

Describes what it feels like to change from a caterpillar into a butterfly. Includes gardening tips to attract butterflies.

Readers are asked to picture themselves as the earth, turning in space, facing the light, feeling the green things growing and the oceans shifting.

Describes, in simple text and illustrations, some of the unique characteristics of trees.

Describes the awakening, feeding, and wandering of a polar bear, from its own viewpoint.

A child is transformed into an anole for a day and discovers what it is like to be a tiny lizard changing colors in a sunny, leafy world.