Niki Walker
2) The milliner
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Describes the work of the milliner in colonial America, which included gown making, laundering, and lace making, as well as selling sewing supplies and other goods.
3) Sharks
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
Examines the physical characteristics and behavior of sharks in general, with information on such species as hammerheads, nurse sharks, tiger sharks, cookie-cutter sharks, and others.
6) Kittens
Author
Description
Discusses the selection, care and handling, and safety of having kittens as pets.
10) Raptors
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
Introduces the body adaptations, predatory behavior, and breeding of raptors, or birds of prey, including the osprey and bald eagle.
11) Strange birds
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997], c1998
Description
Introduces birds that do strange things, including the eating habits, bills, and homes of such species as the jacana, flamingo, dipper, and hoatzin.
12) Marine birds
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
Introduces the eating habits, breeding, nesting, and survival techniques of birds that live on, in, or near salt water.
16) The moon
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Describes the characteristics of the moon and traces the history of human exploration of Earth's nearest neighbor.
Author
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
Battles, protests, standoffs, strikes. We hear about them all the time. On the surface, a battle and a protest don't seem to have much in common, but they're really just two ways of handling a dispute. One uses violence, the other uses signs and picket lines. But both start as a disagreement between two groups of people. Both are conflicts. Using real world examples, Why Do We Fight? teaches kids to recognize the structures, factors, and complex histories...