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Steve Jenkins (1) (1952–2021)

Author of What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

For other authors named Steve Jenkins, see the disambiguation page.

64+ Works 17,081 Members 949 Reviews 5 Favorited

Series

Extreme Animals (Steve Jenkins)

By The Numbers (Steve Jenkins)

Works by Steve Jenkins

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (2003) 3,377 copies

Biggest, Strongest, Fastest (1995) 1,718 copies

Actual Size (2009) 1,696 copies

Almost Gone: The World's Rarest Animals (2006) 595 copies

What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (1997) 560 copies

Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest (1998) 548 copies

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work (2010) 530 copies

The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest (1999) 478 copies

Move! (2006) 461 copies

Living Color (2007) 434 copies

Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea (2009) 422 copies

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember (2009) 402 copies

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do (2014) 326 copies

The Beetle Book (2012) 290 copies

Just a Second (2011) 277 copies

I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World (2005) 274 copies

Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World (2014) 262 copies

Prehistoric Actual Size (2005) 259 copies

Sisters and Brothers: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World (2008) — Illustrator — 255 copies

Elephants Swim (Sandpiper Books) (1995) — Illustrator — 244 copies

How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships (2010) 234 copies

Looking Down (1995) 226 copies

Big and Little (1996) 224 copies

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (2016) 210 copies

Birdsongs (2007) — Illustrator — 205 copies

Dogs and Cats (2007) 201 copies

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on… (2013) 195 copies

Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails: Patterns & Shapes . . . Naturally (2008) 182 copies

Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution (2002) 165 copies

Egg: Nature's Perfect Package (2015) 153 copies

Animals in Flight (2001) — Illustrator — 147 copies

Time to Eat (2011) 140 copies

My First Day (2013) 131 copies

Slap, Squeak and Scatter: How Animals Communicate (2001) 108 copies

Deadliest!: 20 Dangerous Animals (2017) 105 copies

How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom (2015) 100 copies

Time to Sleep (2011) 95 copies

Time for a Bath (2011) — Author — 83 copies

Flying Frogs and Walking Fish: Leaping Lemurs, Tumbling Toads, Jet-Propelled Jellyfish, and More Surprising Ways That… (2016) 61 copies

The Mystery of Darwin's Frog (2013) — Illustrator — 55 copies

Stinkiest!: 20 Smelly Animals (2018) 52 copies

Trickiest!: 19 Sneaky Animals (2017) 52 copies

The Frog Book (2019) 45 copies

A House in the Sky (2018) 44 copies

Dinosaurs: By The Numbers (2019) 41 copies

Apex Predators: The World's Deadliest Hunters, Past and Present (2017) 38 copies

Animals Upside Down: A Pull, Pop, Lift & Learn Book! (2013) 36 copies

Solar System: By The Numbers (2020) 35 copies

Earth: By The Numbers (2019) 33 copies

Speediest!: 19 Very Fast Animals (2018) 30 copies

What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo? (2020) 29 copies

The Shark Book (2021) 27 copies

Look Again: Secrets of Animal Camouflage (2019) 26 copies

The Animal Toolkit: How Animals Use Tools (2022) 25 copies

Insects: By The Numbers (2020) 25 copies

Tiny Monsters: The Strange Creatures That Live On Us, In Us, and Around Us (2020) 24 copies

Disasters by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics (2021) 23 copies

Cock-A-Doodle Doo!: What Does It Sound Like to You?/Learning Sounds in Other Languages (1993) — Illustrator — 15 copies

One Day: By the Numbers (2022) 13 copies

Duck's Breath and Mouse Pie: A Collection of Animal Superstitions (1994) 12 copies

Dinosaurs Roar (shaped board book with lift-the-flaps): Lift-the-Flap and Discover (2020) 10 copies

Sea Creatures Swim (shaped board book with lift-the-flaps): Lift-the-flap and Discover (2020) 10 copies

100 Animals Board Book: Lift-the-Flap (2021) 6 copies

Animals, Animals, Animals Gift Set (2014) 2 copies

Associated Works

Animal Dads (1997) — Illustrator — 731 copies

Bugs Are Insects (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) (2001) — Illustrator — 691 copies

Hello Baby! (1800) — Illustrator — 514 copies

Into The A, B, Sea: An Ocean Alphabet Book (2000) — Illustrator — 378 copies

Mama Built a Little Nest (2014) — Illustrator — 290 copies

Rain, Rain, Rain Forest (2004) — Illustrator — 287 copies

One Nighttime Sea (2003) — Illustrator — 169 copies

Animal Poems (2007) — Illustrator — 148 copies

How Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly? (2008) — Illustrator — 132 copies

Life in a Coral Reef (2009) — Illustrator — 132 copies

Pug: And Other Animal Poems (2013) — Illustrator — 77 copies

Woodpecker Wham! (2015) — Illustrator — 71 copies

Making Animal Babies (2000) — Illustrator — 50 copies

1-2-3 Dinosaurs Bite: A Prehistoric Counting Book (2012) — Illustrator — 24 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1952-03-31
Date of death: 2021-12-26
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Hickory, North Carolina, USA
Place of death: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Cause of death: splenic artery aneurysm
Education: North Carolina State University
Occupations: children's book author

Members

Reviews

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important… by Steve Jenkins

Great for kids that love the fierce and dangerous animals.

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sloth852 | 34 other reviews | Jun 5, 2024 |

Just a Second by Steve Jenkins

Steve Jenkins is amazing, and this book is, too! What a fun and unique look at time!

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kdegour23 | 16 other reviews | May 29, 2024 |

Living Color by Steve Jenkins

Outstanding.

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themulhern | 67 other reviews | May 26, 2024 |

My First Day by Steve Jenkins

I think this book would be good for primary and intermediate level students. This book talks from the perspective of different animals on their first day of life.

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Kschweppe | 13 other reviews | Apr 16, 2024 |

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Lists

Children's Books About Science and Math (13)

Books Read in 2023 (2)

Research/Inquiry - questions and wondering (2)

Top-Rated Children's Books (1)

Books with Errata (1)

Best Interactive Book (1)

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Caldecott Honor Books (1)

Awards

By Award By Work

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (Nonfiction – 2013)

Prehistoric Actual Size (2005)

Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution (2002)

The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest (2000)

Caldecott Medal

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Honor Book – 2004)

Texas Bluebonnet Award

Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea (Nominee – 2011)

The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest (Nominee – 2001)

Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (Honor – Nonfiction – 2014)

The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest (Winner – Nonfiction – 1999)

Young Hoosier Book Award

How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships (Nominee – Picture Book – 2013)

Actual Size (Nominee – Picture Book – 2007)

Look Again: Secrets of Animal Camouflage (2020)

The Frog Book (2020)

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (Science, Technology, and the Natural World – 2017)

Sequoyah Book Award

How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships (Nominee – Children's – 2013)

Triple Crown Awards

Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea (Nominee – Children's Crown Award – 2012)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6

Biggest, Strongest, Fastest (365805)

Elephants Swim (Sandpiper Books) (365805)

Looking Down (365805)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (Nonfiction – 2016)

How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom (Nonfiction – 2015)

Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea (Nonfiction – 2009)

I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World (2005)

Actual Size (2004)

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember (Nominee – 2012)

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Nominee – 2007)

Actual Size (Nominee – 2006)

Utah Beehive Book Award

The Beetle Book (Nominee – Informational Books – 2015)

Just a Second (Nominee – Informational Books – 2014)

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work (Nominee – Informational Books – 2012)

Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea (Nominee – Informational Books – 2011)

Sisters and Brothers: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World (Nominee – Informational Books – 2010)

Dogs and Cats (Nominee – Informational Books – 2009)

Actual Size (Winner – Informational Books – 2006)

The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest (Nominee – Informational Books – 2002)

Parents' Choice Book Award

The Beetle Book (2012)

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work (2010)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do (Nominee – Grades K-2 – 2016)

Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World (Nominee – Grades 3-5 – 2016)

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work (Nominee – Grades 3-5 – 2012)

Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails: Patterns & Shapes . . . Naturally (Nominee – Grades K-2 – 2010)

Actual Size (Nominee – Grades K-2 – 2006)

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award

Sisters and Brothers: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World (Nominee – Grades 3-6 – 2010)

Dogs and Cats (Nominee – Grades K-3 – 2009)

The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest (Nominee – Grades 3-6 – 2002)

Red Clover Book Award

I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World (Nominee – 2007)

Actual Size (Nominee – 2006)

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Nominee – 2005)

William Allen White Children's Book Award

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (Nominee – Grades 3-5 – 2019)

Mathical Book Prize

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (Honor Title – Ages 08-10 – 2019)

NPR: Books We Love

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (2013)

South Dakota Children's Book Awards

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (Nominee – Prairie Pasque – 2016)

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work (Nominee – Prairie Pasque – 2013)

I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World (Nominee – Prairie Bud – 2008)

Actual Size (Nominee – Prairie Bud – 2007)

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Nominee – Prairie Bud – 2006)

The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest (Nominee – Prairie Pasque – 2002)

Biggest, Strongest, Fastest (Nominee – Prairie Bud – 2002)

Great Lakes Great Books Award

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do (Nominee – 2nd & 3rd Grade – 2016)

Actual Size (Honor Book – Kindergarten & 1st Grade – 2007)

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (Nominee – 2021)

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work (Nominee – 2014)

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (Winner – 2014)

The Mystery of Darwin's Frog (Winner – 2014)

How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships (Winner – 2011)

Buckaroo Book Award

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember (Nominee – 2011)

New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books

The Beetle Book (2012)

Chickadee Award

I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World (Honors – 2007)

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest (Selection – 2000)

Garden State Children's Book Award

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (Nominee – Non-Fiction – 2016)

Actual Size (Winner – Nonfiction, Grades 2-5 – 2007)

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Winner – Nonfiction, Grades 2-5 – 2006)

AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

A House in the Sky (Finalist – Children's Science Picture Book – 2019)

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (Winner – Middle Grades Science Book – 2018)

How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom (Commended – Middle Grades Science Book – 2016)

Egg: Nature's Perfect Package (Finalist – Children's Science Picture Book – 2016)

The Beetle Book (Finalist – Children's Science Picture Book – 2013)

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work (Finalist – Children's Science Picture Book – 2011)

Sisters and Brothers: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World (Winner – Children's Science Picture Book – 2009)

The Best Children's Books of the Year

The Shark Book (2022)

Insects: By The Numbers (2021)

The Frog Book (2020)

Look Again: Secrets of Animal Camouflage (2020)

Speediest!: 19 Very Fast Animals (2019)

Stinkiest!: 20 Smelly Animals (2019)

Trickiest!: 19 Sneaky Animals (2018)

Deadliest!: 20 Dangerous Animals (2018)

Flying Frogs and Walking Fish: Leaping Lemurs, Tumbling Toads, Jet-Propelled Jellyfish, and More Surprising Ways That Animals Move (Five to Nine, Information Books, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) – 2017)

Egg: Nature's Perfect Package (Five to Nine, Information Books, Animals (Nonfiction) – 2016)

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do (Five to Nine – 2015)

My First Day (Under Five – 2014)

The Mystery of Darwin's Frog (Nine to Twelve – 2014)

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (Nine to Twelve – 2014)

The Beetle Book (Five to Nine – 2013)

Time to Sleep (Five to Nine – 2012)

Time for a Bath (Five to Nine – 2012)

Just a Second (Five to Nine – 2012)

Colorado Book Award

The Mystery of Darwin's Frog (Finalist – Children's Literature – 2014)

Living Color (Winner – Children's Literature – 2008)

Prehistoric Actual Size (Winner – Children's Literature – 2006)

Children's Favorites Awards

Earth: By The Numbers (Selection – Advanced Readers (Grades 5–6, Ages 10–12) – 2020)

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work (Selection – Young Readers (Grades 3–4, Ages 8–10) – 2011)

Actual Size (Selection – 2005)

Charlotte Zolotow Award

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Highly Commended Title – 2004)

Rhode Island Children's Book Award

How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom (Nominee – 2017)

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember (Winner – 2011)

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (2013)

Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book

What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo? (Primary – 2021)

The Frog Book (Intermediate – 2020)

Earth: By The Numbers (Intermediate – 2020)

Dinosaurs: By The Numbers (Primary – 2020)

Virginia Readers' Choice

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do (Nominee – Primary – 2017)

My First Day (Nominee – Primary – 2015)

Actual Size (Nominee – Primary – 2006)

Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth

Living Color (2007)

Prehistoric Actual Size (2005)

Actual Size (2004)

Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution (2002)

Kids' Book Choice Awards

Earth: By The Numbers (Finalist – 5th to 6th Grade Book of the Year – 2020)

Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember (Nominee – Picture Books – 2011)

Actual Size (Nominee – Picture Books – 2006)

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Nominee – Picture Books – 2005)

Biggest, Strongest, Fastest (Nominee – Picture Books – 1997)

IBBY Honour Book

Actual Size (Illustration – 2006)

Flicker Tale Award

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember (Winner – Non-Fiction Books – 2011)

Actual Size (Winner – Early-Primary Grades Non-Fiction – 2006)

Great Reads from Great Places

Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea (Colorado – 2009)

Volunteer State Book Award

My First Day (Nominee – Primary – 2015)

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember (Nominee – Primary – 2014)

Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea (Nominee – Primary – 2012)

Nerdy Book Award

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (Nonfiction Picture Books – 2016)

How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom (Nonfiction Picture Books – 2015)

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do (Nonfiction Picture Books – 2014)

Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World (Nonfiction Picture Books – 2014)

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (Long Form Nonfiction – 2013)

The Beetle Book (Nonfiction Picture Books – 2012)

Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (Children's Books – 2013)

Teacher Favorites Award

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (Intermediate Readers (Grades 3–5, Ages 8–11) – 2017)

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (Intermediate Readers (Grades 3–5, Ages 8–11) – 2014)

The Beetle Book (Intermediate Readers (Grades 3–5, Ages 8–11) – 2013)

Keystone to Reading Book Award

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do (Nominee – Elementary Award, Primary Level – 2016)

Animal Behavior Society's Outstanding Children's Book Award

The Mystery of Darwin's Frog (Finalist – 2014)

Slap, Squeak and Scatter: How Animals Communicate (Finalist – 2002)

Maine Regional Library System Cream of the Crop List

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do (2015)

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (2014)

NCTE/CLA Notable Children's Book in the English Language Arts

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (2004)

Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award

Insects: By The Numbers (Honor Book – Transitional Nonfiction – 2021)

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work (Honor Book – Transitional Nonfiction – 2011)

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember (Winner – Transitional Nonfiction – 2010)

Early Math Project Children's Literature

Biggest, Strongest, Fastest

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World (2014)

The Beetle Book (2012)

Dogs and Cats (2007)

Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution (2002)

Leaping Lizards List

Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails: Patterns & Shapes . . . Naturally (2010)

Picture This Recommendation List

Apex Predators: The World's Deadliest Hunters, Past and Present (Nonfiction – 2018)

How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom (2016)

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do (2015)

Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World (2015)

My First Day (2014)

Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award

Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea (Honor Award – 2010)

Living Color (Finalist – Nonfiction Picture Books – 2007)

Book Links Lasting Connections

How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom (2015)

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do (2014)

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (2013)

The Beetle Book (2012)

Actual Size (2004)

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (2003)

Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution (2002)

El día de los niños / El día de los libros

Earth: By The Numbers (3-5 – 2020)

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (3-5 – 2017)

Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World (3-5 – 2015)

My First Day (Birth to Pre-K – 2015)

Just One More Page Recommendation List

Dinosaurs: By The Numbers (Interest Level K - 3 – 2020)

The Mystery of Darwin's Frog (2014)

King County Library System Best Books

The Shark Book (Children's Books – 2021)

Amazon's Best Books of the Year

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember (2009)

Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List

The Animal Toolkit: How Animals Use Tools (Grades K-2 – 2024)

Apex Predators: The World's Deadliest Hunters, Past and Present (Youth – 2018)

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (Grades 3-6 – 2017)

Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World (Grades 3-6 – 2017)

School Library Journal Starred Review

The Beetle Book (2012)

Publishers Weekly Starred Review

The Beetle Book (2012)

Picture Books for Data Analysis

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

Picture Books for Number Patterning

South Carolina Book Awards

Actual Size (Nominee – Picture Book Award – 2008)

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Nominee – Picture Book Award – 2006)

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Book Award

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work (2010)

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember (2009)

Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award

Flying Frogs and Walking Fish: Leaping Lemurs, Tumbling Toads, Jet-Propelled Jellyfish, and More Surprising Ways That Animals Move (Nominee – 2019)

SB&F's Best Books

The Mystery of Darwin's Frog (Books for Children – 2014)

Time for a Bath (Children's Books – 2013)

NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K–12

Disasters by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics (2022)

What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo? (2021)

The Frog Book (2020)

A House in the Sky (2019)

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (2017)

Flying Frogs and Walking Fish: Leaping Lemurs, Tumbling Toads, Jet-Propelled Jellyfish, and More Surprising Ways That Animals Move (2017)

How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom (2016)

Egg: Nature's Perfect Package (2016)

Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World (2015)

Animals Upside Down: A Pull, Pop, Lift & Learn Book! (2014)

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (2014)

The Beetle Book (2013)

My First Day (2013)

Time for a Bath (Life Science – 2012)

How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships (Life Science – 2011)

I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World (Life Science – 2006)

What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (Life Science – 1998)

Biggest, Strongest, Fastest (Life Science – 1996)

Elephants Swim (Sandpiper Books) (Life Science – 1996)

Texas 2x2 Reading List

What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo? (2021)

I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World (2006)

Actual Size (2005)

Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do (Nominee – 2016)

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember (Nominee – 2012)

Actual Size (Nominee – 2006)

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Nominee – 2005)

Biggest, Strongest, Fastest (Nominee – 1998)

VOYA Nonfiction Honor List

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (2013)

William C. Towner Student Award for Informational Text

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (Nominee – 2018)

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth (Nominee – 2015)

De Bary Children's Science Book Award

How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships (Nominee – Youngest Children (Ages 5-8) – 2019)

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work (Nominee – Younger Children (K through 5th Grade) – 2015)

Kirkus Reviews Starred Review

Disasters by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics (2021)

The Beetle Book (2012)

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Works: 64
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Members: 17,081
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Reviews: 949
ISBNs: 412
Languages: 11
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