Laura Purdie Salas

"Discover the true story of an unlikely family -- an orphaned mallard duckling raised by a pair of loons. Lyrical verse and evocative illustrations combine in this heartwarming tale of animal cooperation"-- "On a lake in northern Wisconsin in 2019, loon researchers were surprised to discover a mother and father loon caring for a mallard duckling. Normally loons and mallards live very different lives and do not get along. Follow along as the duckling...

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! A rock is a rock, part of cliff, road or sea. But now can you guess what else it can be? A rock can be a…dinosaur bone, stepping-stone, hopscotch marker, fire sparker. Find out about the many roles a rock can play in this poetic exploration of rocks around the world. Laura Purdie Salas's lyrical, rhyming text and Violeta...

Introduces animal migration to young readers by briefly describing the migratory habits of a variety of animals including salmon, swallow, and whales.

Introduces a variety of animals and unique characteristics of their eating habits, includes snakes who can open their mouths incredibly wide, sea otters who use rocks to get food, and butterflies who sip nectar.

Full-color illustrations and rhyming text allow readers to learn about the everyday uses of various simple machines, including wheels and axles, levers, inclined planes, and wedges.

An illustrated introduction to the basic materials that make up the Earth. Includes lyrics for "Home on the Earth" to the tune of "Home on the Range."

Asks whether or not a variety of animals like to dance, and introduces the characteristics and behaviors of animals that don't dance, like elephants and rhinos, and one that does dance: bees.

Explains the nature of wetlands and explores the different types of wetlands and their functions. Describes the birds and animals that live in wetlands and discusses wetlands ecology. Includes instructions for making a wetland diorama and presents a list of wetland facts and a glossary of terms.

Describes some of the different kinds of coats that workers wear.

Presents a song to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?" with lyrics about each of the eight planets in our solar system. Includes color illustrations, a glossary, and an index.