New Releases by Edith Thacher Hurd

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

Traces the early life of a sea otter, from birth to the moment he realizes he has lost his mother''s protection.

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

It takes seven postmen to deliver a letter.

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.

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.

Until his father brings him some boots, a young lion searches for ways to entertain himself on a rainy day.

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.

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 cat hides his witch''s hat, wand and broomstick, because she cast so many spells, but when Halloween comes he can''t find them again.

A maritime history of the West Coast, describing the first extensive shipping trade stimulated by the Gold Rush population, ships built to carry California wheat to Europe, and other schooners, whalers, lime juicers and steamers which opened the West.

When Nikko, a young boy living on one of the Greek islands, finds a sick pelican and and restores him to health, the bird, Tomas, brings him and his family luck until Tomas is stolen and Nikko and Old Gregorio must find a way to get him back.

The cat tries to entice the mouse out of his house, and later when he does come out, chases him, but cannot follow him back into his house.

When Carl the cat is left at home while the family goes on a picnic, he goes to sleep and dreams that he is on the picnic and having all kinds of adventures.