Katherine Roy

This nonfiction picture book follows an elephant's growth from a newborn calf to a full-grown adult in one of the most socially and structurally complex family groups on earth.-- Provided by publisher.

"An up close look at the ocean's most fearsome and famous predator and the scientists who study them--just twenty-six miles from the Golden Gate Bridge"-- Provided by publisher.

"Astronomer and astrophysicist Cecilia Payne was the first person to discover what burns at the heart of stars. But she didn't start out as the groundbreaking scientist she would eventually become. She started out as a girl full of curiosity, hoping one day to unlock the mysteries of the universe. With lyrical, evocative text by Kirsten W. Larson and extraordinary illustrations by award-winning illustrator Katherine Roy, this moving biography powerfully...

"A biographical account of engineer Otis Barton and naturalist Will Beebe's record-setting descent into the deep ocean in their Bathysphere craft, making the men the first humans to witness deep sea creatures in their natural habitat"-- Provided by publisher.

A beautifully illustrated look at the forces that help cities grow-and eventually cause their destruction-told through the stories of the great civilizations of ancient America. You may think you know all of the American cities. But, did you know that long before New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Boston ever appeared on the map-thousands of years before Europeans first colonized North America-other cities were here? They grew up, flourished, and...