New Releases by Faith Mcnulty

A spider has made her home among the green hills and valleys of a lettuce leaf. It is a perfect den, just the right size, with a dewdrops pool nearby that will catch moths on moonlit nights. How is the spider to know that the lady intends to eat that very lettuce for lunch one day?

In language that is elegant, yet fun, this adventure invites the reader on an emotionally charged trip to the moon--from reminders of what one should pack on a trip to the moon, to the exciting countdown and lift-off.

In a world where dogs ruled, people would be well treated as pets where dogs would take us to the vet, give us flea baths, and read training books on how to teach us to sit and lie down. Original.

Collected and restored to print at last are moving, lowlife sketches by a writer for "The New Yorker", a man whose "phenomenal ear caught the common parlance of New York in all its uncommonness". Includes a memoir by Faith McNulty.

A boy learns about wolves when he accompanies his brother to a wildlife park to shoot a film about these ancestors of the pet dogs of today.

Herman the flea describes the perils that he and his many brothers and sisters face after making their home in the fur of Goldie, a family pet.

While visiting her sister who is studying dolphins in Florida, a young girl has an exciting day swimming in the dolphin pool, watching a pregnant dolphin give birth, and finally, having her life saved by one of the animals.

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and evolution of this gentle creature.

Explains how the earth''s biggest mammal evolved from a land animal into a sea animal.

Herman the flea describes the perils that he and his many brothers and sisters face after making their home in the fur of Goldie, a family pet.

A girl describes how she spent a summer observing the bats around and inside her house and what she discovered about their characteristics and behavior. By the creators of Dancing with Manatees. Original.

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and evolution of this gentle creature.

A child takes an imaginary 8,000-mile journey through the earth and discovers what''s inside.

The author describes finding an orphaned baby woodchuck and caring for it until it was able to fend for itself in the wild again.

‘[An] irresistible account of a child’s imaginary 8,000-mile journey through the earth to discover what’s inside. Facts about the composition of the earth are conveyed painlessly and memorably.’ —SLJ. ‘An exciting adventure. . . . Illustrations [by Caldecott Medal winner Marc Simont] explode with color and action.’ —CS. Best Books of 1979 (SLJ) Children''s Choices for 1980 (IRA/CBC) A Reading Rainbow Selection

Describes how a scientist courts a whooping crane and how the resulting egg is carefully incubated until it hatches.

John and his family prepare for and experience a hurricane on the East Coast.

Twelve separate tales about various animals and what it is like to be close to them in a variety of situations.

Recounts the tragic story of a battered wife, who in desperation murdered her tormenting husband, and describes how they met and married, and how their relationship deteriorated. Hughes was tried in Lansing, Michigan, and found by a jury of her peers to be not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.

Young elephant learns that he must remember what to forget.

Young elephant learns that he must remember what to forget.

A boy and a mouse describe their relationship during the months they spend together.

Discusses the evolution, physiology, communication, travels, and other details of the various kinds of whales.

Provides scientific information about the world''s largest mammals as well as the author''s personal observations of whale behavior.

A female woodchuck awakes from hibernation, finds a mate, raises a family, and when winter comes again returns to her nest to sleep.

While helping his uncle with a study of prairie dogs, Paul discovers wild animals are good for something besides target practice.