by Wenger, S. K.
Chicken Frank wants to prove he’s related to a T.rex–because of evolution!–but none of the other farm animals believe him, until he gets his DNA test results. This comic-book style picture book combines information with humor to explore the concept of evolution and the connection between birds and dinosaurs.
by Freedman, Deborah
A small but mighty bird declares it is a dinosaur! But no one believes that dinosaurs still exist. How can it be a dinosaur when it is so little? Dinosaurs didn’t have feathers or did they?
by Staake, Bob
When I grow up, what shall I be? This exuberant book offers up everything from a paper plane folder to a puppy dog holder, from a silly joke teller to a snowball smoother.
by Nakamura, May
Romeo has turned Gekko’s pet lizard, Lionel, into a huge monster! Lionel starts to destroy everything in his path, and it’s up to the PJ Masks to save the city. Go into the night to save the day and turn Lionel into a little lizard again!
The Care and Keeping of Freddy
by Long, Susan Hill
For fans of Kate DiCamillo and Sharon Creech comes this sweet and funny middle grade novel about a young girl, her pet bearded dragon, and the friends who make her summer one to remember.
by Scholl, Caitlin
In the first book of this incredible series, Laoch and company venture through a planet of strange beings, secret societies, and time warps enacted by the giant Water Clock that protects the magical city. The boys’ individual journeys bring them closer to the understanding of bravery, love, and the true meaning of friendship as they struggle to save not only their families, but one another.
Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species
by Brett, Anna
Part of the non-fiction series Words that Changed the World, this book is an accessible guide to the theory of evolution, presented in an attractive format with beautiful illustrations throughout.
by Butterfield, Moira
Un mirlo un tanto díscolo entabla conversación con un pequeño lagarto que se reserva una sorpresa fascinante.
Lagartijas pequeñitas / Itty Bitty Geckos
by Baer, T. H.
There are thousands of kinds of itty bitty geckos with a story behind their lives. Presented in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, readers learn how geckos stay safe thanks to their bright colors and use their amazing feet to climb all over the place.
by Brundle, Joanna
Where does life begin, and how does it grow? Learn all about reproduction, life cycles, inheritance, and classification in this book all about how animals come into this world.
Catching Air: Taking the Leap with Gliding Animals
by Collard, Sneed B.
Illustrated with arresting photographs, Catching Air takes us around the world to meet these animals, learn why so many gliders live in Southeast Asia, and find out why this gravity defying ability has evolved in Draco lizards, snakes, and frogs as well as mammals.
Science Comics: Dinosaurs: Fossils and Feathers
by Reed, M. K.
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic–dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects.
by Rajcak, Hélène
Told through comics, illustrations and data, Fossils from Lost Worlds is also a fascinating insight into paleontology itself. It shows how science is a process of thinking and rethinking, questioning and learning.
Bill Nye’s Great Big World of Science
by Nye, Bill
Science educator, TV host, and New York Times-bestselling author Bill Nye is on a mission to help kids understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Featuring a range of subjects–physics, chemistry, geology, biology, astronomy, global warming, and more–this profusely illustrated book covers the basic principles of each science, key discoveries, recent revolutionary advances, and the problems that science still needs to solve for our Earth.
The History of the World in Comics
by Panafieu, Jean-Baptiste de
A paleontologist and a storyteller take two children through the birth of our planet, the beginning of microbes, and through the heydays of protozoans, dinosaurs, and early mammals with unfailing enthusiasm.
Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved
by Naish, Darren
Leading paleontology experts Darren Naish and Paul Barrett trace the evolution, anatomy, biology, ecology, behavior, and lifestyle of a variety of dinosaurs. They also remind us that dinosaurs are far from extinct: they present evidence supporting the evolution of dinosaurs to birds that exist today as approximately ten thousand different species.
Shaman King, Vol. 3: The Lizard Man
by Takei, Hiroyuki
The spirit of Tokagero, ‘the lizard’, a bandit from feudal Japan possesses ‘Wodden Sword’ Ryu. Back in action with a new body to abuse, Tokagero is out for revenge against the samurai who killed him 600 years ago, Amidamaru. When Amidamaru is in danger, that means trouble for Amidamaru’s spirit medium, Yoh.
Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds
by Pickrell, John
Mixing colorful portraits with news on the latest fossil findings and interviews with leading paleontologists in the United States, China, Europe, and Australia, John Pickrell explains and details dinosaurs’ development of flight. This special capacity introduced a whole new range of abilities for the animals and helped them survive a mass extinction.
A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent
by Brennan, Marie
Marie Brennan begins a thrilling new fantasy series in A Natural History of Dragons, combining adventure with the inquisitive spirit of the Victorian Age.
by Mattison, Christopher
The author also discusses lizards in captivity and their relationship with humans, and describes the entire range of the lizard families. Beautifully illustrated with superb black-and-white and full-color photographs, as well as with crisp line illustrations, this valuable resource clearly presents the spectacularly varied lizard families.
by Irwin, Terri
.Steve & Me is a nonstop adventure, a real-life love story, and a fitting tribute to a man adored by all those whose lives he touched, written by the woman who knew and loved him best of all.