New Releases by Edith Thacher Hurd

Describes the spring migration, courtship and raising of their young by two great blue herons, largest of the American herons.

Johnny had a bad cold and the medicine he took as well as the dreams he had were terrible.

A baby sea otter is born in a harbour on the shore of the Pacific. His explorations of the harbour, the ocean and the land form a story about the adventures of growing-up. Edith Thacher Hurd is the author of over 100 children''s books including The Mother Whale and Under the Lemon Tree.

A lonely cat meets a new friend in a traffic jam.

The various members of a family react to the death of their dog.

Describes the relationship of a mother and baby chimpanzee.

Joe is surprised to see a live dinosaur when he digs a hole with his backhoe.

Simple facts and pictures introduce fourteen familiar American birds.

Describes the dependent relationship of a joey to his mother until he grows old enough to leave her and join a kangaroo mob of his own.

A policeman''s many duties include directing traffic and saving lives.

Describes the yearly cycle of a mother screech owl as she hatches her eggs, raises her young, and mates again.

Catfish attempts to rescue Miss Pan-Dora Many Pennies from her kidnappers, but things look dim when they tie him to the railroad track.

Traces five years in the life of a mother whale as she gives birth to a calf, cares for him, mates, and finally gives birth again.

Describes a year in the life of a mother deer from the birth of her fawns to her mating again and the birth of another set of fawns.

Wilson''s painting of the world gets so cluttered with people and machines, he has to begin again. Grades 2-4.

Wilkie starts out painting a picture of a beautiful worl world but keeps adding so many people and cities that soon his world is not fit to live in.

A simple introduction to the appearance, growth, habits, and behavior of starfish.

After Catfish has thoroughly irritated the important citizens of Nevermind, he redeems himself by capturing bank robbers.

While visiting the zoo with his school class, a boy finds a magic white horse.

A simple explanation of the renewal process which takes place after a forest burns.

The valley has its beginnings in rain falling on the mountain; after many years it is a green valley with a pond, but a poor farmer changes it into a dust bowl before a good farmer comes to make it green again.

A little city dog dreams of sunny summers in the country ''til his dreams come true.