Children's award-winning nonfiction STEM/Nature picture books. These are biographies of seven animals: bird, spider, mammal, marine mammal, reptile, amphibian, mollusk (snail). Great for grades 2-6 or ages 7-12.

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Wisdom, the Midway Albatross. The story of the oldest known wild bird in the world, and how she survived the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Starred PW review.

Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma. When a puma cub is orphaned in a urban area of Brazil, how will it survive? NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book.

Nefertiti, the Spidernaut. The amazing space voyage of a jumping spider. When a spider jumps in space...it floats away. Will Nefertiti learn to hunt in space? NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book.

Rosie the Ribeter. At the California Frog Jubilee (TM), this female bullfrog set a world record triple-jump that has stood for over 30 years. The true story of the Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.

Diego the Galapagos Giant Tortoise. In the 1960s, only 12 Espanola Island tortoises survived in the world. Then, they found one more at the San Diego Zoo. A hopeful conservations story. Starred Kirkus review.

Pelorus Jack, the New Zealand Porpoise. The story of the first animal in the world to be protected by a government. A poignant conservation story.

Jeremy, the English Garden Snail. Jeremy's shell coiled in a left-hand manner; but most snail shells are right-handed. Was this an accident of nature or a genetic trait? NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book and Best STEM Book.