TEXAS IN BLOOM
A
Wildflower Guide for Children
By Jane Scoggins Bauld
Photographs by Gale Waldrip
Do you know what a bract is? Do you know
where scarlet sage grows? Or why bluebells are becoming scarce?
This colorful book answers those questions
and more. Soon you will know all about the flowers that grow wild in
Texas... including where and when to find them!
$7.95 Paperback
ISBN 1-57168-568-5
5 by 7, 48 full color pages
FEATHERD
FRIENDS
OF TEXAS
A Birdwatching Guide for
Children
By Jane Scoggins Bauld
Photographs by Gale Waldrip
Have you ever seen a cedar waxwing? Do you know what
habitat a roadrunner prefers? Or how many eggs a ruby_throated hummingbird
lays, and what its nest looks like? This guide will answer your questions
about Texas birds, and its beautiful photographs will help you recognize
them.
$7.95 Paperback
ISBN 1-57168-771-8
5 by 7, 48 full color pages
PALO
DURO CANYON
The Pride of Texas
By Bettie Haller
In the Texas Panhandle, where the level plains span
hundreds of miles, a natural wonder can be found: Palo Duro Canyon. Artist
Bettie Haller of Amarillo created original paintings for this beautiful
book, which reveals the canyon’s rich history as well as its majestic
splendor.
$8.95 Paperback
ISBN 1-57168-5820
20 pages with color paintings throughout book
JOURNEY
OF THE THIRD SEED
By Jane Scoggins Bauld
Illustrated by Cynthia G. Darr
If you plant a rock, can it become a flower? This is the poetic story of a lotus seed, miraculously preserved for 1,000 years. The emperor of Japan presents the seed to Isamu Taniguchi, who plants it in the oriental garden he creates in Austin, Texas' Zilker Park. All the magic of a fairy tale, but based on fact—the lotus still blooms today.
SEEING
STARS
McDonald Observatory and its Astronomers
by Mark Mitchell
The author interviewed the astronomers and explains their search into
the secrets of the universe at this observatory in the Davis Mountains near Big Bend
National Park.
$12.95
Paperback
ISBN 1-57168-276-7
128 pages, 7 x 10. illustrations & full color photos, glossary, bibliography.
Reading level 7.0
THE
BUFFALO TRAIN RIDE
by Desiree Webber
Although millions of buffalo once covered the great plains, the animals were hunted almost to extinction in the 1880s. This is the story of efforts to establish a wildlife preserve in Oklahoma Territory and begin redevelopment of the herds. Fifteen buffalo from the New York Zoological Society were loaded onto a train, and three men were assigned to stand guard on the 1800-mile trip. The author, a public library consultant, lives in Bethany, Oklahoma.
THINGS
THAT SWIM IN TEXAS WATERS
By Glenna Grimmer
An alphabetical listing of 26 aquatic creatures found in fresh and
salt water around Texas. All photos in full color. Great reference book.
$12.95 Hardback
ISBN 0-89015-694-8
64 pages, 8½ x 11.
26 color plates, glossary.
Reading Level: 6.0
ABC'S OF
TEXAS WILDFLOWERS
By Glenna Grimmer
These 26 wildflowersprovide an introductionto the beauty of the Lone
Star state.
$12.95 Hardback
ISBN 0-89015-358-2
64 pages, 5½ x 8½.
Reading Level: 5.0
DINOSAURS
AND COUSIN ARMADILLO
By Gra'Delle Duncan
Illustrated by John Carter
A real Texas pair, ancient cousins. Pictures ideal for
coloring.
$3.95 Paperback
ISBN 0-89015-744-8
8½ x 11.
Reading Level: 3.5
DEARIE
DEER
By Rita Kerr
Dearie was her name, or at least that was the name Davy gave to the little fawn found in the woods after "poachers" had killed her mother.
$13.95
Hardback
ISBN 1-57168-273-2
7 by 10, 40 pages, illustrations, map
Reading Level: 1-4
A WHOOPER NAMED FRANK
By David M. Torres
Greg just knew that this field trip to a wildlife refuge was going to be boring. He and seven other
students and their science teacher were taking a tour of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Best known as the winter home for the endangered Whooping Crane, the national park is also home to
alligators and other creatures of the swampy coast. Greg, a troublemaker from the beginning, gets lost in the wilderness of the refuge. His night among the shoals and swamps was not his idea of a good time. Then he encountered a bird—a humongous bird, almost as tall as he—and he gained a new appreciation for nature.
$14.95
Paperback
ISBN 1-57168-329-1
6 by 9, 96 pages, photos, illustrations.
