Buffy Silverman

A fearsome dinosaur stomps around on two legs. It swipes its sharp claws and shows off its pointy teeth. Was that monster a Giganotosaurus? Or was it a Spinosaurus? Listen to this audiobook to become an expert at telling these look-alikes apart....

Hot air balloons are huge and colorful. They're lots of fun to watch. But how do they fly? Listen to this audiobook to find out....

Do you know what makes a reptile a reptile? Listen to this audiobook to find out....

What do an elephant, a mouse, and a dolphin have in common? They're all mammals....

Do you know what makes a bird a bird? Listen to this audiobook to find out....

Can you stretch your thumb back to your arm? Is your pinkie straight or slightly bent? What determines the way your joints bend - or don't bend....

Have objects from space ever hit Earth? Yes! Every day, small meteoroids crash into the atmosphere. Some burn up, but some hit the ground....

Garden spiders belong to a group called orb weavers, which spin wheel-shaped webs. Some webs are funnel-shaped and some are very sticky.

Find out what squirrels are up to when they remove brown oak leaves from tree branches.

Do you know what a baby koala, or a joey, looks like? Learn about how a joey spends its first year—from staying exclusively inside its mother's pouch, to venturing out into the world, and finally to moving into its own tree.

Have you ever seen a sea star before? They are the pretty star-shaped creatures that hang out at the bottom of the ocean.

Did you know that a woolly bear is a type of caterpillar? People have sometimes used these caterpillars to predict the weather by looking at their stripes!

From Buffy Silverman, author of On a Snow-Melting Day, comes an exciting companion book. As autumn begins, plants and animals in nature begin to change in all kinds of ways to prepare for winter....

A dinosaur sticks its tiny head between the trees. It reaches for plants with its long neck and spoon-shaped teeth. Was that beast a Brachiosaurus? Or was it an Apatosaurus? These dinosaurs looked similar, but they were very different....

¿Qué tienen en común una tortuga marina, una iguana y una pitón? ¡Son todos reptiles! Conozca las características que comparten todos los reptiles....

Can you roll your tongue into a U-shape? Some people can. But other people's tongues stay flat. What determines whether you can roll your tongue? Listen and find out....

What do a penguin, a pigeon, and a peacock have in common? They're all birds! Learn about the characteristics that all birds share....

What do a bee, a butterfly, and an ant have in common? They're all insects! Learn about the characteristics that all insects share....

What do an elephant, a mouse, and a dolphin have in common? They're all mammals! Learn about the characteristics that all mammals share....

Listen to this book to find out about how your genes affect your physical features....