When it comes to animals, the fluffy, the handsome, and the strong get all the attention. But children have every reason to love the critters that scuttle, slither, buzz, and sting. Naturalist and author Diane Lang and artist Lauren Gallegos take children on a guided tour of the animals that do so many good things for us, yet don't get enough love. Through lively, witty rhymes and warm, friendly illustrations, Vulture Verses helps children appreciate and befriend even the scariest critters. That's right, even the vampire bat!

Vulture Verses: Love Poems for the Unloved

Children's Books

Lang, Diane

Animals

Prospect Park Books

As a Therapist, Educator, and Positive Living Expert, Diane has dedicated her career to helping people turn their lives around. She is now on a mission to help people develop a sustainable positive attitude that can actually turn one into an optimist, literally. Through her two books, “Creating Balance &amp; Finding Happiness” and “Baby Steps: the Path from Motherhood to Career,” Diane has been speaking and empowering people nationwide. She is also an Adjunct in Psychology at Montclair State University, where her college work includes mentoring students for personal issue advisement.As an expert in her fields of therapy, Lang has been featured in the Daily Record, Family Circle, Family Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, and Cookie Magazine, and seen on NJ 12 TV, Good day CT, Style CT, The Veira Network, CBS TV, and “Fox &amp; Friends.” She has also participated in a reality based Internet show, ourprisoner.com, hosted Generation X-tinet. In addition, Lang writes a blog for Pazoo.com.

Mindfully Happy: Waking up to Life

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

Sentia Publishing

Nestled on the Yellow Banks of the Wisconsin River, Plover was originally used by Native Americans for portaging between the Wisconsin and Wolf Rivers. After being established as the Portage County seat in 1844, the area grew rapidly. Soon, mills sprang up, farmers worked the land, businesses flourished, and lodging could not be built fast enough to keep up with the demand. By 1857, Plover boasted 500 residents and 112 buildings, with 40 more under construction. In 1868, the county seat was moved out of Plover, and by the mid-1880s, Plover had begun to decline. Despite this, and the fact that the village has been dissolved twice, incorporated three separate times, and gone by four different names, Plover has proved resilient. Since being reincorporated in 1971, Plover has thrived and grown at an impressive rate. Today, the main businesses are part of the industrial, agricultural, and retail sectors.

Plover (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Casselberry, Brad

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

Come along on a rhyming tour through the amazing animal kingdom—from mammals to millipedes and everything in between—with this engaging picture book about how all creatures are connected! There are so many wild and wonderful animals in our world. Some have fur, some have feathers, some have fins, but all are connected. This fact-filled rhyming exploration of the diversity of the animal kingdom celebrates mammals, birds, insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and more! It’s a perfect match for budding naturalists and animal enthusiasts everywhere.

Fur, Feather, Fin―All of Us Are Kin

Beach Lane Books

Nestled on the Yellow Banks of the Wisconsin River, Plover was originally used by Native Americans for portaging between the Wisconsin and Wolf Rivers. After being established as the Portage County seat in 1844, the area grew rapidly. Soon, mills sprang up, farmers worked the land, businesses flourished, and lodging could not be built fast enough to keep up with the demand. By 1857, Plover boasted 500 residents and 112 buildings, with 40 more under construction. In 1868, the county seat was moved out of Plover, and by the mid-1880s, Plover had begun to decline. Despite this, and the fact that the village has been dissolved twice, incorporated three separate times, and gone by four different names, Plover has proved resilient. Since being reincorporated in 1971, Plover has thrived and grown at an impressive rate. Today, the main businesses are part of the industrial, agricultural, and retail sectors.

Plover

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

Daytime Nighttime, All Through the Year

Engaging rhymes and evocative artwork introduce the busy diurnal and nocturnal activities of the animal kingdom, from eagles that dive for fish and tortoises that dine on cactus flowers to bats that catch moths and cougars that prowl in the dark. Simultaneous.

Dawn Publications

It's bad enough being the new kid, but as a freshman, Jimmy finds school less enjoyable than many of his classmates. Standing 5'5" and weighing 187 pounds, he's subjected to a daily barrage of taunts and torments. His only sources of comfort are his family, his youth group, and his favorite foods. When his English teacher assigns a journal as a writing project, Jimmy chronicles not only his struggles but also his aspirations - to lose weight and win the girl of his dreams. Inspired by a true story and told in first-person journal entries, The Fat Boy Chronicles brings to life the pain and isolation felt by many overweight teenagers as they try to find their way in a world obsessed with outward beauty.

The Fat Boy Chronicles

Teen & Young Adult

Buchanan, Michael

Literature & Fiction

Sleeping Bear Press

Naturalist and author Diane Lang and artist Lauren Gallegos take children on a guided tour of the animals that do so many good things for us, yet don't get enough love. Through lively, witty rhymes and warm, friendly illustrations, Vulture Verses helps children appreciate and befriend even the scariest critters.

Worthy: I am worthy. I am enough. I am loved.

Self-Help

Happiness

Joshua Tree Publishing

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Vulture Verses: Love Poems for the Unloved

Mindfully Happy: Waking up to Life

Plover (Images of America)

Fur, Feather, Fin―All of Us Are Kin

Plover

Daytime Nighttime, All Through the Year

Daytime Nighttime, All Through the Year

The Fat Boy Chronicles

Vulture Verses: Love Poems for the Unloved

Worthy: I am worthy. I am enough. I am loved.