Meilo So

"Ka-splash! "Head to the river, where a frolicsome bunch of otters plays all year round in a nonfiction story sprinkled with facts and loaded with fun.-- It's spring, and a litter of baby river otters emerges from a den ... to play! Follow the otters through the seasons as they chase one another, slide down a mudbank, jump in a pile of leaves, and learn to swim. Even while catching fish for their dinner or grooming themselves in the snow, otters...

A red tail hawk and his mate build their nest near the top of a Fifth Avenue apartment building and bird watchers gather hoping to see the chicks in the nest.

Grandpa Tu is famous for his special noodles, and as the emperor's birthday approaches, he encourages his granddaughter, Mei, to find her own noodle magic.

Adoptive parents promise to fill their new baby girl's life with love, security, and adventure.

Four tales include "The Old Man Who Said 'Why', " "The Elephant and The Butterfly, " "The House That Ate Mosquito Pie, " and "The Little Girl Named I."

Differences triumph and the imagination is celebrated in this fable about a monkey jealous of a panda beloved by all the children.

Presents a collection of ocean poems that evokes the beauty and power, the depth and mystery, and the endless resonance of the sea.

Invites the reader to finish the first half of a poem, prompting participation by providing examples of similar poems and rhyming words.

A collection of more than 200 poems by such modern poets as Nikki Grimes, John Ciardi, Karla Kuskin, Ted Hughes, e.e. cummings, Eve Merriam, Deborah Chandra, Arnold Adoff, and more than 100 others.

Across North America, people in four different homes prepare for a special trip to China, while four baby girls in China await their new adoptive parents.