Informational Books

Thinking about Ants, by Barbara Brenner
This story asks the reader to imagine what it would be like to be an ant, describing what ants look like, what they eat, where and how they live, and more.

Redoute: The Man Who Painted Flowers, by Carolyn Croll
This is the story of Pierre-Jospeh Redoute, since the early 19th century, has been considered the world's greatest flower painter. A boy from a small village, with little formal education, he became the official flower painter to Queen Marie Antoinette and the Empress Josephine.

Creepy, Crawly Caterpillars, by Margery Facklam
This is an illustrated guide to caterpillars. The book begins by describing how the insects' bodies are structured and how the larval stage fits into moth and butterfly metamorphosis. The next 13 double-page spreads focus on individual types of caterpillars.

Everglades, by Jean Craighead George
The Florida Everglades is a unique ecosystem -- nowhere else in the world can such an environment be found. Everglades tells the story of this living kaleidoscope of color and beauty: from its creation as a blue-green sea through its evolution to a miraculous river, the home of egrets, orchids, and alligators.

Honey Makers, by Gail Gibbons
How sweet it is. Thousands of bees visited more than one million flowers to gather the nectar that went into that one-pound jar of honey. Here's the buzz on how these remarkable insects work together to create this amazing food.

Celebrating Families, by Rosmarie Hausherr Readers are invited by 14 children from various ethnic groups to meet their families.

Baseball in the Barrios, by Henry Horenstein In this story, nine-year-old Hubaldo Romero Paez introduces us to his family and friends, and to the many local forms of Beisbol, as popular in Venezuela as it is anywhere in the United States.

Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman, by Alan Schroeder
In this touching, heartfelt portrayal of Tubman's childhood, readers get an unusual look at the little girl who would become one of America's greatest heroes.