SMITH, Dan

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When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses

Rebecca L. JOHNSON | FICTION, Jul 01, 2014

Gr 3–6—This title explodes with fascinating facts and action-packed photographs that convey how different creatures have evolved to escape predators...

Stranger

Sherwood Smith | FICTION, Jul 01, 2014

Gr 7 Up—Intrigue, feuds, hypocrisy, and a love triangle fill the pages of this dystopian tale narrated by a diverse cast of characters in alternating chapters...

Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Novelization

A. C. H. SMITH | FICTION, Jul 01, 2014

Gr 7 Up—The movie Labyrinth was released in 1986 to mixed success...

The Mystery of the Missing Lion

Alexander McCall SMITH | FICTION, Jul 01, 2014

Gr 2–4—Precious is nine years old and enjoying all that life in Botswana has to offer...

The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats: A Scientific Mystery

Sandra MARKLE | FICTION, Jul 01, 2014

Gr 4–6—This informative title sheds light on a mystery of nature: how little brown bats, nature's insect eaters, are mysteriously dying in their caves during hibernation...

Red Panda's Candy Apples

Ruth PAUL | FICTION, Jun 01, 2014

PreS-Gr 1—This delightful story introduces readers to Red Panda, who has made delicious sticky red candy apples and is selling them to all of his friends...

Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Tell Us Why They Look the Way They Do

Steve JENKINS | FICTION, Jun 01, 2014

Pres-Gr 2—Did you ever wonder why an Egyptian vulture has feathers on his face, or why a frilled lizard has extra skin around his neck? These curiosities are explained in a Q & A—style interview as 25 unique animals offer up their personal insights (for example, "Dear Tapir: Why is your nose crooked?" "My nose isn't always twisted...