Steve Jenkins

They can dance, sing, and, of course, fly--what's not to love about birds? With more than 10,000 species of dramatically different colors, shapes, and sizes, birds are some of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. The only animal with feathers, birds have soared through the skies for millions of years. In this beautiful picture book, learn what makes a bird a bird, what birds like to eat, and how these masters of the air have evolved. Ever...

Taking readers beyond the clock, this fascinating book, filled with facts, figures, and infographs, explores what happens around the world in just twenty-four hours.

A series of views of one landscape is seen from progressively higher vantage points, beginning with a view of the sidewalk as seen by a kneeling child and ending outside our galaxy.

Illustrations and simple text describe how the males of different species help take care of their young.

Elephants swim gracefully underwater and use their trunks like snorkels. Hippos sink to the bottom and go to sleep. Walruses sing as they swim along, and so do whales. Linda Capus Riley has written a lovely - and informative - poem about the ways that sixteen animals behave in water and added notes for those readers who would like to know more about the animals. Steve Jenkins's beautiful and playful cut-paper illustrations capture the diversity of...

Introduces common backyard insects and explains the basic characteristics of these creatures.

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