Ken Robbins

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1) Pumpkins

Author

Language

English

Formats

Description

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From seed to jack-o'-lantern, Ken Robbins's beautiful book captures the emblem of Halloween: the pumpkin. From late summer to Thanksgiving, pumpkins are everywhere, a symbol of fall and a reminder of the holidays to come. In this handsome book, Ken Robbins-widely known for his sumptuous photo-essays on subjects ranging from trucks to tools to autumn leaves-portrays the pumpkin from seed, to sprout, to flower, to fully fledged fruit, and back again. Instructions...

2) Thunder on the plains: the story of the American buffalo

Author

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2001

Physical Desc

[32] p. : ill. ; 22 x 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A brief introduction to the history of the American buffalo and how it was almost hunted into extinction.

3) Power machines

Author

Publisher

H. Holt

Pub. Date

c1993

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 32 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Photographs and text describe such work-saving machines as a crane, jack hammer, bulldozer, and back hoe.

4) Food for thought: the stories behind the things we eat

Author

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

45 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.

Language

English

5) Autumn leaves

Author

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

1998

Physical Desc

39 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Examines the characteristics of different types of leaves and explains how and why they change colors in the autumn.

6) Fireflies at midnight

Author

Singer, Marilyn

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2002

Physical Desc

[29] p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.

Language

English