New Releases by Sara Swan Miller

Describes the physical traits, lifestyle, and behavior of cows, with an emphasis on dairy cows and their role in providing humans with milk.

Ideal for today''s young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

An introduction to snakes and lizards that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Snuggle up with your kitty and read these action-packed tales aloud to him or her. They are very funny stories about the things cats like to do, and they have lots of amusing pictures. Invite your cat to come hear a story - but ask nicely! Cats hate being told what to do.

Introduces passerines, also known as perching birds, a special order of birds characterized particularly by their self-locking feet; includes descriptions of fourteen species and advice for observing them in nature.

An introduction to turtles that includes descriptions of fifteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Describes members of the order of animals that have hooves with an odd number of toes, including horses, rhinoceroses, tapirs, asses, and zebras.

Provides an overview of the characteristics and natural habitat of homopterans, a taxinomic order of insects that includes cicadas, aphids, scale insects, and white flies. Also includes advice for finding, catching, and observing this group of insects.

A general overview of rodents, including a description of fourteen species and recommendations for observing them.

What is there to do when the power fails and you can''t watch your favorite TV show? Plenty! This will be a rainy day that Chris, Erin--and even their dog, Fred--will never forget, as the whole family contributes to an action-packed afternoon that culminates in an impressive theatrical creation. Readers will be inspired to sing and dance, draw and build, as they enjoy this surprising and funny story of a better-than-TV day!

An introduction to flies, a taxonomic order of insects, that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

An introduction to true bugs, a taxonomic order of insects, that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Does your dog sleep a lot? Maybe he or she is bored. Why not try reading these three stories to your dog? Accompanied by lively illustrations, they are all about the things dogs understand best -- burglars, bones, and running free.