Best Selling Books by Steve Jenkins

Deadliest! showcases some of the planet''s most threatening creatures.

From Caldecott Honoree Jenkins comes a new series that explores nature''s truly superlative animals and their astounding abilities. Here he introduces some of the slyest animals on the planet. Full color.

The true story of social media sensation Esther the Wonder Pig and her two dads that inspired the New York Times bestselling memoir for adults is now available in a picture book with adorable illustrations and a message of love. When Steve and Derek adopted a mini pig named Esther, they had no idea that she would turn out to be not-so-mini after all. When her new family saw just how big and wonderful Esther really was, they fell in love--and their lives changed forever. Esther would soon grow too large for her bed, and their small apartment. She got into everything, including her neighbor''s tasty garden. So the whole family moved from a small apartment to a big farm, where Esther and her animal friends could fit happily (and get into a little less mischief). Eventually, that farm would become the Happily Esther After animal sanctuary, home to rescued animals of all kinds.

Examines unusual animal facial features and how they help the animals survive.

"How old is the earth? Where is the ice three miles thick? Why are volcanoes so dangerous? Where are the wettest and driest spots on the planet? Find the answers to these questions--and many more--in Earth by the numbers."--Dust jacket flap.

How to Swallow a Pig is a clever and whimsical nonfiction book about animal behavior disguised as a How-to /Advice book by the bestselling team of Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. .

Flies are fast! They can hover, walk upside down, and use their lightning-quick reflexes to escape predators. But rainbow trout, slender lorises, and assassin bugs can catch them. Chimney swifts can, too. How do such diverse creatures manage to capture the same prey? Similar in structure to What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, this eye-popping picture book introduces readers to a menagerie of animals that approach the same challenges in very different ways.

The changing demographics of students and educators in schools today suggest that much of what we do as educational leaders revolves around the complex issues related to our various cultural understandings. In this book the authors discuss the relationship between culture and conflict and provide a continuum to better understand the basis for much cultural conflict. Authors emphasize a systematic framework that can be used to guide the practitioner in resolving conflicts rooted in cultural issues – from less difficult issues such as the cultural conflicts that occur on a campus between academic cultures and athletic cultures, to the more complicated and delicate issues rooted in racial or sexual identity issues.

Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins shines as the author of this amusing and thorough introduction to animal homes. Turtles, birds, fish, beavers, and kangaroos are just like people--they need homes, and take up residence in unusual places. A simple main text introduces similarities between human and animal homes while sidebars detail the unique qualities of each animal and its home. Stylized yet realistic watercolor illustrations prove that nonfiction can be accurate and elegant, and readers of all ages will appreciate this layered narrative.

Did you know you share your home with monsters?! In this book explore the menagerie of tiny and unusual creatures—arthropods (insects, mites, and spiders)—found in our lawns and gardens, our food, our beds, our clothes, and even our eyelashes. You may not know it . . . but you share your home with monsters! Some of these monsters are so tiny that they were barely recognized, even by scientists, until the invention of the electron microscope. Although they may seem like aliens from another planet, these miniscule creatures live right alongside us. And just about all of them are harmless—and some are even helpful! In his signature cut- and torn-paper style, Steve Jenkins shows readers that—seen up close—these pesky critters are as fantastic looking as any creature on Earth. This Caldecott Honor–winning duo also uses informational graphics and diagrams to demonstrate just how big the critters are, where they live, and how many there might be in your home right this second!

The award-winning team of What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? and Move! once again create a nonfiction picture book that is amazingly beautiful, fun, and filled with all sorts of interesting facts. Here, Steve Jenkins and Robin Page investigate sibling relationships throughout the animal kingdom. In this book you will learn that anteaters are always only children and nine-banded armadillos are always born as identical quadruplets. You will also learn that falcons play-hunt in the sky and that hyena cubs fight to the death. This is the perfect book for animal lovers young and old!

Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out about Endangered Animals Have you seen a northern hairy-nosed wombat or an eastern barred bandicoot? These animals are so rare, they might disappear forever, and they''re not alone. Read and find out about some of the animals that are almost gone. Introduce basic science concepts to young children and help satisfy their curiosity about how the world works.

A routine research mission has become humanity’s greatest achievement and threat.

From the New York Times bestselling authors and loving owners of Esther the Wonder Pig, comes a memoir about their new life on the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, which is anything but boring. Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter, had their lives turned upside down when they adopted their pig-daughter Esther--the so-called micro pig who turned out to be a full-sized commercial pig growing to a whopping 600 pounds--as they describe in their bestselling memoir Esther the Wonder Pig. The book ends with them moving to a new farm, and starting a new wonderful life where they will live on the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary to care for other animals and just live happily ever after... Or so they thought. People often think about giving it all up and just moving to a farm. In theory it sure does sound great. But as Derek and Steve quickly realized, the realities of being a farmer--especially when you have never lived on a farm let alone outside of the city--can be frantic, crazy, and even insane. Not only are they adjusting to farm life and dutifully taking care of their pig-daughter Esther (who by the way lives in the master bedroom of their house), but before they knew it their sanctuary grew to as many as 42 animals, including: pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens, cows, roosters, a peacock, a duck, a horse, a donkey, and a barn cat named Willma Ferrell. Written with joy and humor, and filled with delicious Esther-approved recipes dispersed throughout the book, this charming memoir captures an emotional journey of one little family advocating for animals everywhere.

A red-lipped batfish waddles across the sea floor on its fins, searching for small sea creatures to eat. Other animals may fly or glide, or jet-propel themselves to get around. These creatures come equipped with legs, wings, or tentacles, and they often move from place to place in surprising ways. In the latest eye-catching escape into the kingdom of Animalia, Caldecott Honor-winning team Jenkins and Page show how animals roll, fly, walk, leap, climb, swim and even flip! This fascinating and fun illustrated nonfiction melds science, art, biology, and the environment together in a detailed and well-researched book about how animals move in our world today.

Introduces young readers to some of the stealthiest camouflaged animals in the natural world and asks them to seek out these animals hiding in plain sight.--

I See a Kookaburra! lets readers search for an oystercatcher, an elephant shrew, and a fierce snapping turtle in the places where they live. Learn how these animals and many others grow and thrive in very different environments. Incorporated into the book is an interactive element. Hidden in the illustrations are animals camouflaged in their surroundings. Turn the page to see if you were able to find them all!

What happens around in the world in twenty-four hours? Award-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins shares tons of amazing facts, figures, and stunning infographs in this early reader perfect for curious kids. In this latest stunning, informative reader in Steve Jenkins'' By the Numbers series, explore what happens around the world with humans, animals, and even microorganisms in just twenty-four hours. From how much humans eat and how far migrating animals travel in day to how often lightning strikes. One Day By the Numbers takes readers beyond the clock and into what twenty-four hours looks like on a massive scale.

Steve, a computer technician from London, down on his luck, moves to one of the oil-rich states in the 1970’s where he discovers great, if nefarious, opportunities in the bank where he is assigned. He runs into an old school buddy, together they scheme to relieve the bank of a significant amount of money, and the caper begins.

From the beloved Caldecott Honor-winning author of What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? comes another stunning, informative reader in the By the Numbers series. In this installment, Jenkins explores a wide range of facts and data about animals all over the world, some familiar, some new, but all fascinating! In this latest stunning, informative reader in Steve Jenkins''s By the Numbers series, we dive deep into the world of animals and insects. From the smallest known species of snake to the sleepiest mammals, Animal Facts By the Numbers provides readers of all ages with the ultimate animal trivia knowledge. Illustrated with innovative infographs and beautiful full color art, these are books to pore over.

Explores time and how we think about it in a different way--as a series of events in the natural world, some of them directly observable, others not.

En el verano de 2012, una vieja amiga se puso en contacto con Steve Jenkins y le ofreció adoptar un minicerdo. Aunque sabía que a su pareja, Derek, no le entusiasmaría la idea, accedió a quedarse con la adorable cerdita, pensando que podría ocuparse de ella solo. Nunca se imaginó que esa decisión cambiaría su vida y la de Derek para siempre. Resultó que Esther no tenía nada de "mini" y, en realidad, Steve y Derek se habían comprometido a criar una cerda de engorde de tamaño normal. En menos de tres años, la pequeña Esther alcanzó la friolera de 300 kilos. Las crecientes difcultades y los numerosos incidentes de proporciones porcinas dejaron claro que Esther necesitaba mucho más espacio, así que Steve y Derek tomaron otra decisión que cambiaría sus vidas: se compraron una granja y fundaron el refugio para animales Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, donde podrían cuidar de Esther y otros animales que lo necesitaran. A través de un relato divertido, alentador y sumamente adorable, "Esther, una cerdita maravillosa" narra la aventura de Steve y Derek: de reacios padres adoptivos de una cerdita a dueños de una granja y defensores de los animales.

Des petites oreilles toutes mignonnes, un regard plein d’amour, une peau toute rose : pour Steve, grand amoureux des animaux, impossible de résister. Quand on lui propose d’adopter un cochon nain, il craque immédiatement et le ramène chez lui. Ce qu’il ne sait pas, c’est qu’Esther n’a rien d’un cochon nain... C’est même tout le contraire. Trois ans plus tard, et après bien des aventures rocambolesques, Esther pèse près de... 300 kilos ! Et un « maxi-cochon » dans une petite maison de ville, bonjour les dégâts ! Esther a besoin de beaucoup plus d’espace. Steve et Derek vont alors prendre une décision qui va bouleverser leur vie. Pour l’amour d’Esther, ils achètent une ferme où ils pourront prendre soin d’elle. Mieux encore : ils décident d’ouvrir le lieu à tous les animaux abandonnés ou maltraités... La folle histoire vraie d’un cochon qui a transformé la vie de toute une famille.

Caldecott Honor-winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page celebrate the astonishing diversity of bird species in this magnificently illustrated picture book. They can dance, sing, and, of course, fly--what''s not to love about birds? With more than 10,000 species of dramatically different colors, shapes, and sizes, birds are some of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. The only animal with feathers, birds have soared through the skies for millions of years. In this beautiful picture book, learn what makes a bird a bird, what birds like to eat, and how these masters of the air have evolved. Ever wonder which bird is the smallest? Or the fastest? Which can fly the highest? Or stay airborne longest? You''ll find answers to these questions and countless others in The Bird Book. Jenkins and Page present a stunning array of these amazing aviators and the extraordinary ways they survive this world, whether in the water, on land, or flying high above.

Featuring cut-paper illustrations, this picture book teaches young readers all about what makes a tool a tool--and the remarkable ways animals use them to interact with the world.

It''s time to eat! Steve Jenkins and Robin Page invite you to dine with a group of animals that have fascinating -- and often peculiar -- eating habits.

Through infographics and illustrations readers will learn about the sometimes gross and absolutely always fascinating world of insects. With astounding numbers, facts, and figures, discover some of the most astonishing aspects of the animals that outnumber us humans on the planet: bugs!

Peregrine falcons learn to hunt by practicing with their sisters and brothers. Elephant sisters babysit their younger siblings. Hyena brothers often fight to the death, but wild turkey brothers stay together for life. The giant anteater is an only child, while termites may have millions of siblings! Find out more about these animal brothers and sisters -- and many others -- inside this book.

Explores the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails.

Explains how a lot of animals use their noses, ears, tails, eyes, mouths, and feet in very different ways.

Il peut se produire beaucoup de choses en une seconde : un moucheron bat des ailes mille fois, la lumière voyage sur trois cent mille kilomètres, quatre bébés naissent et deux personnes meurent... D''autres événements se déroulent plus lentement : en une minute, en une heure, en un jour, en une semaine, en un mois, en une année... Ce sont ces étranges phénomènes que Steve Jenkins nous invite à découvrir dans ce documentaire sur le temps. (4e de couv.)