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Orangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals Use
Series: Animals Do What!?
Pub Date: October 14, 2025
Format: Paperback
“Readers will devour this dynamic and informative explanation of the inventiveness to be found within the animal world.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Move over, humans! We’re not the only creatures who can invent and use tools to keep ourselves fed, warm, safe, healthy, comfortable—even entertained. Thanks to the careful observations of biologists working in the field, we now know that elephants use sunscreen, long-tailed macaques floss their teeth, assassin bugs use bait to lure their prey, orangutans make pillows, and crows will go sledding just for fun. Who’s the clever one now, eh? Join writer Richard Haynes and illustrator Stephanie Laberis for a walk on the wild side and get ready to be astonished, delighted, and amused by this jam-packed exploration. Interested readers will find a map, an introduction, a glossary, an index, and a bibliography for further investigation.
Elephant Bowling and Other Animal Play
Series: Animals Do What!?
Price: $18.99
Pub Date: August 12, 2025
Format: Hardcover
Take a walk on the wild side and prepare to be entertained by the shenanigans of critters around the globe.
Step into the fascinating world of animal playtime to find penguins surfing for the joy of it, primates playing peekaboo, and sneaky keas—the pranksters of the bird world—yanking one another’s legs just for kicks. Creatures of all stripes like to play! Some play builds strength and teaches survival skills: a game of tug-of-war prepares wolf cubs for hunting and taking down prey, while games of hide-and-seek give mongooses practice at quick escapes, handy for outmaneuvering predators. Some games appear to be played simply for enjoyment: Polar bears love to slide down snowy hills, then climb back up and do it again. Gorilla parents swing, hug, and give bouncy rides to their children. And elephants have been known to lie in wait for a companion to come strolling along, then—BAROOM!—roll downhill to bowl them over like a friendly ball. Join Richard Haynes and Stephanie Laberis, creators of Orangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals Use, for another illuminating walk on the wild side. Scientific observations from the natural world, a glossary, and a bibliography combine with colorful and vivacious illustrations to make this guide an extra fun look at—fun!
Dawn
Watch the World Awaken
Price: $18.99
Pub Date: July 29, 2025
Format: Hardcover
With gorgeous artwork and a spare text, an award-winning picture-book creator gently celebrates the natural world through the lens of a sunrise.
As the sun slowly rises, many things happen in a small window of time. The world comes alive with the actions of animals, plants, clouds, and sky. A deer drinks, an owl wakes, a dandelion shimmers in the light. A ladybug climbs, a fish jumps, birds call in a chorus. Geese fly away in formation. A flower blooms. Beautifully illustrated with glowing imagery and written with a charming simplicity holding appeal for new readers, Marc Martin’s ode to the slow-blooming beauty of a sunrise and the life that unfolds in its radiance narrows the lens to show the wonder of time passing.
Animal ABC
Series: Jannie Ho’s ABCs
Price: $7.99
Pub Date: June 3, 2025
Format: Board book
This alphabet book for babies and toddlers features lots of familiar animals, providing hours of first-word fun. Learn the ABCs with bright pictures and a wide variety of friendly creature faces. From alligator to zebra, young readers will be captivated by Jannie Ho’s bold use of color in her appealing animals.
Calculating Chimpanzees, Brainy Bees, and Other Animals with Mind-Blowing Mathematical Abilities
Series: Extraordinary Animals
Price: $12.99
Pub Date: May 13, 2025
Format: Paperback
Could your pet help you with your math homework? Discover how amazing animals use number sense in this fun and fact-filled investigation.
Animals know a lot more about numbers than you might think. Guppies can tell large numbers from small ones, hyenas can count, and chimpanzees can use Arabic numerals! Readers will get to know these extraordinary animals and more—and how scientists study their number sense. Each chapter wraps up with an interview with a researcher and a hands-on activity that gives readers the chance to challenge their own math skills. Illustrations brimming with personality, along with colorful photos, sidebars, and splashy facts, make for an entertaining foray into these fascinating studies in this second book in the Extraordinary Animals series. A bibliography as well as an “Add to Your Knowledge” section at the back encourage more discovery.
In the Desert
Price: $18.99
Pub Date: March 18, 2025
Format: Hardcover
With wonder and wit, David Elliott’s poems look beyond the Sahara’s blinding surface to the rich flora and fauna of the world’s largest hot desert, depicted in Gordy Wright’s vibrant illustrations.
The Sahara, covering more than three million square miles, is a harsh and uninviting landscape, inhospitable to most forms of life. But under every rock, in every crevice, and hidden in the growth of the landscape, life persists. From the dangerous deathstalker scorpion and the Nile crocodile to the familiar Saharan cheetah and Nubian vulture, the animals of the Sahara not only survive but thrive. In his iconic and admiring poetry, David Elliott reveals the secrets of barren desert landscapes, featuring animals both familiar and elusive. With comprehensive back matter offering notes on the poems and Gordy Wright’s striking, saturated paintings, In the Desert seeks out the hardy animals who have made the desolate deserts their home.
Spring ABC
Series: Jannie Ho’s ABCs
Price: $7.99
Pub Date: January 7, 2025
Format: Board book
Have some springtime fun with this colorful, stylish, and sturdy ABC board book for babies and toddlers.
A is for apple blossom, B is for bird, C is for caterpillar, of course! This sturdy board book introduces simple words to get children excited about the start of the spring season. It's the perfect book to introduce first letter sounds to say out loud and letter recognition.
Snow Day at the Zoo
Series: At the Zoo
Price: $8.99
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
Format: Board book
Frolic in the snow with the animals at the National Zoo in Washington, DC, in a fun photographic board book created in collaboration with the Smithsonian.
The flamingos are a little chilly,
and the elephants are being silly.
What’s more fun than watching animals? Watching animals playing in the snow! Leopards are barely recognizable when they wear a white, snowy hat. Lions lounge regally, regardless of the cold. And pandas go crazy rolling in the soft white powder! With a rhyming text, photos of favorite animals, and doodles and drawings by illustrator Lala Watkins adding to the playful effect, this is a wintry treat for little ones—animal lovers and snow lovers alike.
Lunchtime at the Zoo
Series: At the Zoo
Price: $8.99
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
Format: Board book
Join the animals for lunch at the National Zoo in Washington, DC, in a fun photographic board book created in collaboration with the Smithsonian.
Hooray! It’s lunchtime at the zoo!
The pandas know that means . . . bamboo!
What’s more fun than watching animals? Watching animals enjoy their food! A colorful aracari loves a juicy bite. A sloth might take all day to munch its lunch. And the great apes just love to snack on pumpkins! With a rhyming text, photos of favorite animals, and doodles and drawings by illustrator Lala Watkins adding to the playful effect, this tasty treat is sure to whet the appetite of little animal lovers and snack lovers alike.
Wildlife Crossings: Protecting Animal Pathways Around the World
Price: $18.99
Pub Date: August 13, 2024
Format: Hardcover
How have we prevented wild animals from accessing the pathways they need to survive? A look at seven species that humans have put at risk and are now trying to help.
From the cocreators of Water: How We Can Protect Our Freshwater comes a compelling picture book about threatened animal species around the world, among them elephants, hedgehogs, spoon-billed sandpipers, gibbons, salmon, grizzly bears, and cougars. Discover how the infringement of humans into these creatures’ habitats has cut them off from vital pathways and put them at risk, then find out how people are helping them by reconnecting wildlands and waterways. Trace the animals’ tracks, understand their challenges, and explore their journeys to find food, water, and the mates they need to survive. With an engaging narrative and bold illustrations, this enlightening book offers an end note providing a brief overview of similar challenges and solutions involving six more international species.

Orangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals Use
Series: Animals Do What!?
Pub Date: October 14, 2025
Format: Paperback
“Readers will devour this dynamic and informative explanation of the inventiveness to be found within the animal world.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Move over, humans! We’re not the only creatures who can invent and use tools to keep ourselves fed, warm, safe, healthy, comfortable—even entertained. Thanks to the careful observations of biologists working in the field, we now know that elephants use sunscreen, long-tailed macaques floss their teeth, assassin bugs use bait to lure their prey, orangutans make pillows, and crows will go sledding just for fun. Who’s the clever one now, eh? Join writer Richard Haynes and illustrator Stephanie Laberis for a walk on the wild side and get ready to be astonished, delighted, and amused by this jam-packed exploration. Interested readers will find a map, an introduction, a glossary, an index, and a bibliography for further investigation.
Elephant Bowling and Other Animal Play
Series: Animals Do What!?
Price: $18.99
Pub Date: August 12, 2025
Format: Hardcover
Take a walk on the wild side and prepare to be entertained by the shenanigans of critters around the globe.
Step into the fascinating world of animal playtime to find penguins surfing for the joy of it, primates playing peekaboo, and sneaky keas—the pranksters of the bird world—yanking one another’s legs just for kicks. Creatures of all stripes like to play! Some play builds strength and teaches survival skills: a game of tug-of-war prepares wolf cubs for hunting and taking down prey, while games of hide-and-seek give mongooses practice at quick escapes, handy for outmaneuvering predators. Some games appear to be played simply for enjoyment: Polar bears love to slide down snowy hills, then climb back up and do it again. Gorilla parents swing, hug, and give bouncy rides to their children. And elephants have been known to lie in wait for a companion to come strolling along, then—BAROOM!—roll downhill to bowl them over like a friendly ball. Join Richard Haynes and Stephanie Laberis, creators of Orangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals Use, for another illuminating walk on the wild side. Scientific observations from the natural world, a glossary, and a bibliography combine with colorful and vivacious illustrations to make this guide an extra fun look at—fun!
Dawn
Watch the World Awaken
Price: $18.99
Pub Date: July 29, 2025
Format: Hardcover
With gorgeous artwork and a spare text, an award-winning picture-book creator gently celebrates the natural world through the lens of a sunrise.
As the sun slowly rises, many things happen in a small window of time. The world comes alive with the actions of animals, plants, clouds, and sky. A deer drinks, an owl wakes, a dandelion shimmers in the light. A ladybug climbs, a fish jumps, birds call in a chorus. Geese fly away in formation. A flower blooms. Beautifully illustrated with glowing imagery and written with a charming simplicity holding appeal for new readers, Marc Martin’s ode to the slow-blooming beauty of a sunrise and the life that unfolds in its radiance narrows the lens to show the wonder of time passing.
Animal ABC
Series: Jannie Ho’s ABCs
Price: $7.99
Pub Date: June 3, 2025
Format: Board book
Calculating Chimpanzees, Brainy Bees, and Other Animals with Mind-Blowing Mathematical Abilities
Series: Extraordinary Animals
Price: $12.99
Pub Date: May 13, 2025
Format: Paperback
Could your pet help you with your math homework? Discover how amazing animals use number sense in this fun and fact-filled investigation.
Animals know a lot more about numbers than you might think. Guppies can tell large numbers from small ones, hyenas can count, and chimpanzees can use Arabic numerals! Readers will get to know these extraordinary animals and more—and how scientists study their number sense. Each chapter wraps up with an interview with a researcher and a hands-on activity that gives readers the chance to challenge their own math skills. Illustrations brimming with personality, along with colorful photos, sidebars, and splashy facts, make for an entertaining foray into these fascinating studies in this second book in the Extraordinary Animals series. A bibliography as well as an “Add to Your Knowledge” section at the back encourage more discovery.
In the Desert
Price: $18.99
Pub Date: March 18, 2025
Format: Hardcover
With wonder and wit, David Elliott’s poems look beyond the Sahara’s blinding surface to the rich flora and fauna of the world’s largest hot desert, depicted in Gordy Wright’s vibrant illustrations.
The Sahara, covering more than three million square miles, is a harsh and uninviting landscape, inhospitable to most forms of life. But under every rock, in every crevice, and hidden in the growth of the landscape, life persists. From the dangerous deathstalker scorpion and the Nile crocodile to the familiar Saharan cheetah and Nubian vulture, the animals of the Sahara not only survive but thrive. In his iconic and admiring poetry, David Elliott reveals the secrets of barren desert landscapes, featuring animals both familiar and elusive. With comprehensive back matter offering notes on the poems and Gordy Wright’s striking, saturated paintings, In the Desert seeks out the hardy animals who have made the desolate deserts their home.
Spring ABC
Series: Jannie Ho’s ABCs
Price: $7.99
Pub Date: January 7, 2025
Format: Board book
Have some springtime fun with this colorful, stylish, and sturdy ABC board book for babies and toddlers.
A is for apple blossom, B is for bird, C is for caterpillar, of course! This sturdy board book introduces simple words to get children excited about the start of the spring season. It's the perfect book to introduce first letter sounds to say out loud and letter recognition.
Snow Day at the Zoo
Series: At the Zoo
Price: $8.99
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
Format: Board book
Frolic in the snow with the animals at the National Zoo in Washington, DC, in a fun photographic board book created in collaboration with the Smithsonian.
The flamingos are a little chilly,
and the elephants are being silly.
What’s more fun than watching animals? Watching animals playing in the snow! Leopards are barely recognizable when they wear a white, snowy hat. Lions lounge regally, regardless of the cold. And pandas go crazy rolling in the soft white powder! With a rhyming text, photos of favorite animals, and doodles and drawings by illustrator Lala Watkins adding to the playful effect, this is a wintry treat for little ones—animal lovers and snow lovers alike.
Lunchtime at the Zoo
Series: At the Zoo
Price: $8.99
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
Format: Board book
Join the animals for lunch at the National Zoo in Washington, DC, in a fun photographic board book created in collaboration with the Smithsonian.
Hooray! It’s lunchtime at the zoo!
The pandas know that means . . . bamboo!
What’s more fun than watching animals? Watching animals enjoy their food! A colorful aracari loves a juicy bite. A sloth might take all day to munch its lunch. And the great apes just love to snack on pumpkins! With a rhyming text, photos of favorite animals, and doodles and drawings by illustrator Lala Watkins adding to the playful effect, this tasty treat is sure to whet the appetite of little animal lovers and snack lovers alike.
Wildlife Crossings: Protecting Animal Pathways Around the World
Price: $18.99
Pub Date: August 13, 2024
Format: Hardcover
How have we prevented wild animals from accessing the pathways they need to survive? A look at seven species that humans have put at risk and are now trying to help.
From the cocreators of Water: How We Can Protect Our Freshwater comes a compelling picture book about threatened animal species around the world, among them elephants, hedgehogs, spoon-billed sandpipers, gibbons, salmon, grizzly bears, and cougars. Discover how the infringement of humans into these creatures’ habitats has cut them off from vital pathways and put them at risk, then find out how people are helping them by reconnecting wildlands and waterways. Trace the animals’ tracks, understand their challenges, and explore their journeys to find food, water, and the mates they need to survive. With an engaging narrative and bold illustrations, this enlightening book offers an end note providing a brief overview of similar challenges and solutions involving six more international species.