Bøger af Jim Arnosky

Join the folksy, friendly Crinkleroot for a fun, informative walk in the woods. Crinkleroot is the ideal guide to introduce the trees because he was born in one. He knows how to identify individual trees and how they're important to animals in the forest. In these pages, he shares secrets of the forest with readers so that they, too, may get to know different trees like old friends.

"Young beachcombers will discover old and new ideas about collecting or just identifying their finds, and the book will appeal to those children who are looking for relaxing fun."—School Library Journal"An enticing read before any trip beachward."—Kirkus ReviewsYoung sunbathers can learn all about the wonders at the water's edge with Jim Arnosky's fascinating guide. With friendly notes and detailed illustrations of everything from ghost crabs to shark teeth, this award-winning author and wildlife expert outfits kids with the knowledge they need to become avid beachcombers. Take it along on a family vacation or school trip, or make the beach come alive at home with this personal tour of the shore.

When winter comes, how do wild animals survive the bitterest cold, day after day? Kids can join award-winning author, illustrator, and naturalist Jim Arnosky as he follows otters, beavers, moose, polar bears, penguins, fur seals, and other fascinating creatures to learn how they cope with the frigid weather. Stunning art and five magnificent foldouts reveal worlds under the ice and up to the farthest, frostiest reaches of the globe.

A little mouse humorously introduces readers to ten two-dimensional shapes, starting with the simplest. He bends a stick into a circle, oval, rectangle, trapezoid, and so on, showing how each shape can be stretched, pulled, or pushed into another.

It's the first day outside the nest for Mother rabbit's five babies, and all sorts of new creatures and adventures await them. But when a sudden rain shower sends the rabbits scurrying for shelter under the hedge, the other wild animals come to visit them! Jim Arnosky's graceful watercolors and simple text are sure to delight children experiencing nature's wonders for the first time.

Each autumn, just before the onset of winter, a bear shows up in the rugged woodland behind a family farm.

An anecdotal account of the pleasures of fly fishing, discussing the choice and use of tackle, kinds of flies, walking in water, and watching for fish.