The tube-lipped nectar bat is the pollinator of a pale, bell-shaped flower found in the Ecuadorian cloud forests. First discovered in 2005, the bat is the only known pollinator of a pale, bell shaped flower called Centropogon nigricans . Due to the length of the bloom, no other animal can reach the nectar which rests at the flower's base. This is the story of one such bat and her nocturnal search for this rare flower whose nectar sustains her.

Bat's Moonlight Feast

Children's Books

Gordon McMillan, Gordon McMillan

Animals

Muddy Boots

This homage to rock collecting, assembled by "rock artist" Linda Kranz, celebrates rocks in all their variety, shapes, and colors. Some even resemble pieces of modern art. Others offer a glimpse into the natural beauty that surrounds us. There are rocks that are rough to the touch, and others that are as smooth as glass. There are rocks inside rocks. You can even find rocks that are shaped like a heart. There are even rocks that cling to a magnet! This book will explain how to start a rock collection, and what you might do with them, such as identifying what kind of rocks they are or even painting on them or creating scenes with their shapes. The book also advises you where NOT to collect rocks, such as certain parks and natural areas. Regardless, this book will inspire the rock hound in all of us.&nbsp;

There's Something about a Rock

Kranz, Linda

Arts, Music & Photography

What animals forage by night and sleep by day? This children's picture book describes the nocturnal lives of nine common animals: foxes, porcupines, racoons, skunks, opossums, bobcats, owls, mouse, and rabbits. Join the adult animals guiding their children through the forest during the dark of night. The book includes information on the common names of the animal's offspring (i.e. fox:kit).

At Night

Peot, Margaret

In this reimagined version of The Twelve Days of Christmas, winter wildlife is observed as the snow comes. What animals do you think you might see? Do you think bears will be included? Why or why not? The only way to find out is to read or sing along as animals watch their world get blanketed by gentle layers of snow.

Twelve Days of Winter: A Wildlife Celebration

Maret, Sherri

In this sequel to Rich Lo's After the Snowfall, a raccoon and a skunk go foraging for food, passing several other nocturnal animals as they head toward a cornfield. Moonlight pierces the scattered clouds/ A raccoon makes her way towards a distant cornfield/ A skunk climbs out under a rotted tree and joins the raccoon on her journey/ Startled, bats flutter from under an old bridge/ An owl takes off from the roof of a barn/ A coyote howls from a faraway hill/ The raccoon and skunk come to a wooden gate at the end of an old farm road/ Flickers of moonlight guide the raccoon and skunk to the cornfield/ Hidden among the corn stalks, they gorge themselves on the sweet kernels/ Suddenly a dog barks /Lights come on inside a farmhouse/ The raccoon and skunk race out of the corn field/ When the barking stops, the two head back into the woods, their bellies full/ They part ways at the skunk's home. A family of deer peek through the trees/The raccoon stops to look at the cornfield/ After the moonrise.

After the Moonrise

Lo, Richard

Have you ever held a rock in your hand and wondered: 
How did this come to be? 
Carmela LaVigna Coyle’s new picture book takes readers on an epic journey through time. Through ice ages, meteor showers, and earthquakes, readers experience the formation of an ancient treasure. 
Meanwhile, somewhere in the present, a little girl sets out on a hike with her family. 
The two parallel stories collide when the little girl finds something SPECTACULAR on the side of a trail—a treasure forged over the course of hundreds of MILLIONS of years all leading to this very moment—the discovery of a precious heart rock. 
Illustrated with Carly Allen-Fletcher's lush and vivid paintings, Something Spectacular is a geologic adventure with heart and wonder. The perfect book for rockhounds young and old.

Something Spectacular: A Rock's Journey

Coyle, Carmela

Action & Adventure

Over 25,000 fish species live in the world. The Atlantic coastline is home to a few hundred of these. The seventeen species illustrated and described in this book are commonly found between the “Capes”: Cape Cod in Massachusetts and Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, but the ranges for some are much greater, even extending as far south as South America. Species illustrated include the American Eel, Pufferfish, Northern Pipefish, Oyster Toadfish, Striped Bass and a dozen others.

Atlantic Coast Fishes You Can Color!: Coloring Book and Guide

Reisman, Howard

Activities, Crafts & Games

In 1948 World War II veteran Earl Shaffer decided to “walk the war out of his system” and became the first person to report hiking the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one, continuous journey. This children’s book tells the story of Earl’s remarkable journey of five million steps across fourteen states for over two thousand miles. “So, on a blustery April morning in 1948, Earl stood on a Georgia mountain peak, beside a weather-beaten sign, with a pack on his back and only the birds in the trees for company.” One hundred and twenty-four days later he stood atop Maine’s Mt. Katahdin in triumph. In 1965, he hiked the AT from north to south and became the first person to report a thru-hike of the AT in both directions.

Two Thousand Miles to Happy: Earl Shaffer and the First Thru Hike of the Appalachian Trail

Shapiro, Andrea

History

Scout Moore, Junior Ranger: Great Smoky Mountains

Howell, Theresa

Science, Nature & How It Works

Going to the Zoo

Parrish, Eric

Parrish, Ellen Sukovich

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