A Day With No Crayons

Liza loved her crayons. She treasured turquoise, adored apricot, and flipped over fuchsia. But when Liza’s mother takes away her beloved crayons, her world suddenly goes gray. How does the budding artist respond? She squirts her toothpaste angrily and stomps through mud puddles. Through these acts, Liza inadvertently creates art — and eventually discovers color in the world around her.

Picture book
Published by Rising Moon
Illustrated by Chad Cameron
Ages 4 to 8
Fall 2007

The Planet Hunter
The story behind what happened to Pluto

As a kid, Mike Brown gazed at his poster of the nine planets of the solar system and wondered: Is there more out there? Could he find another planet, a planet everyone else has missed? The hunt was on… Mike discovered some weird things out in space — icy Quaoar, far-out Sedna, and finally something bigger than Pluto!

This nonfiction picture book biography tells the story of astronomer Mike Brown, from his childhood making muddy moon craters in his backyard, to his growing curiosity about our solar system, to his amazing discoveries that had astronomers debating: What is a planet anyway?

The Planet Hunter explains why Pluto is no longer considered a planet — and why our solar system is more fascinating than we ever imagined.

INSIDE: A colorful poster of the new solar system!

Nonfiction picture book
Published by Rising Moon
Illustrated by Guy Francis
Ages 4 to 8
Fall 2007

Will it Blow?
Become a volcano detective at Mount St. Helens

Will Mount St. Helens BLOW? When? Will it erupt ash? Spit lava? Unleash a deadly mudflow? These are the mysteries that scientists at Mount St. Helens must solve. Now you can be a volcano detective, sifting through evidence like rumbling earthquakes, smelly gases, strange bulges on the Earth's surface, and more!

Nonfiction illustrated book
Published by Sasquatch
Ages 8 and up
May 2007