New Releases by Diane Siebert

From New Hampshire''s formidable Mount Washington to San Francisco''s spectacular Golden Gate Bridge, the scenic treasures of the United States are brilliantly captured in this artistic tour de force. Award-winning poet Diane Seibert''s inventive poems are perfectly paired with Caldecott Honorrecipient Stephen Johnson''s compelling imagery. Each turn of the page offers a surprisewhether it''s an impressionistic painting of Niagara Falls, a wild collage of Las Vegas, or an evocative tallgrass prairie landscape. Additional facts about each site and a list of art media are provided, making this distinguished volume a gem for the study of literature, art, history, or geography.

A poem describing the rise and fall of Rhyolite, a town in the desert of southwestern Nevada which grew from one gold claim to a town of 10,000 people, then, a few years later, was deserted.

I am the river, Deep and strong. I sing an old, enduring song. Thousands of years ago, tiny streams of melting glacial water converged to form a great river, the Mississippi. In time, masses of people flocked to its shores: Native tribes fished its waters and paddled their canoes across its flowing byways. European settlers pushed flatboats southward in search of fertile land to clear for farms and towns. Cities sprang up along its shores. Today, towboats push and pull, and ships'' propellers hum, singing a song of commerce. With rolling cadences and stunning illustrations, Diane Siebert and Greg Harlin paint a portrait of a mighty river that is the lifeblood of a nation, flowing deep, strong, and free.

sharing roads with trucks and cars both hands on the handlebars there''s the motorcycle guy on his cycle riding by A motorcycle will take you anywhere a road can go. The rush of speed, the hum of the engine, and the exhilaration of a journey are captured here in rhythmic verse that takes readers down wide roads, side roads, country lanes, and city streets. Extraordinary paintings saturated with intense color celebrate the glory of motorcycles and the freedom of the open road.

I am the cave, So cool and dark, Where time, unending, Leaves its mark. The mazes of the cave reach back, from bright to darkest dark. Step through the sunny entrance and what treasures you''ll find--colonies of bats sheltering in the dim light, deep chambers decorated with majestic columns of crystallizes rock, and secret worlds where pale, blind creatures live by hearing, touch, and smell. All these and more await the reader of this stunning collaboration, in which Diane Siebert''s rich, evocative text and Wayne McLoughlin''s luminous paintings capture the magical, mysterious underground world of caves.

"In this celebration of the American landscape, Siebert''s measured verses convey the majesty of the mountain personified, Sierra herself. Minor''s stunning acrylic paintings evoke the breathtaking beauty of his subject. There is a siren''s-song quality to this lovely book [and] readers might well feel how tragically possible it is for us to love our wilderness to death." -- SLJ. 1992 Teachers'' Choices (IRA) Notable 1991 Children''s Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1991 (NSTA/CBC) John and Patricia Beatty Award (California Library Association)

The sky''s the limit as all kinds of airplanes zoom across the heavens. From jumbo jets and spy planes to bombers and fire-fighting planes, each flying machine is controlled by a pilot with a special mission to compltet. Get ready for takeoff! 1994 Teachers'' Choices (IRA) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1994 (NSTA/CBC) A Reading Rainbow Selection

Here is the song of the train. Listen as it rushes past big cities and small towns. Listen as it sweeps through forests and fields and into tunnels. Hear the whistle wailing, brakes squealing, wheels rolling, r-o-l-l-i-n-g, stop. Now the train is homeward bound. All aboard! Notable Children''s Books of 1991 (ALA) Best Books of 1991 (SLJ) 100 Favorite Paperbacks 1994 (IRA/CBC) Notable 1990 Childrens'' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Children''s Books of 1990 (Library of Congress) Favorite Paperbacks for 1994 (IRA/CBC)

Shows the land, animals, and people of the Middle West in poetic text and illustrations.

Evokes the land and animals of the Mohave Desert in poetic text and illustrations.

Evokes the land, animals, and people of the Middle West in poetic text and illustrations.

Follows a trucker & his rig on a coast to coast trip

Rhymed text and illustrations describe the journey of a transcontinental truck.