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Biography: Alan Marks began his career illustrating for magazines and newspapers in England. His first children's book Storm, written by Kevin Crossley Holland, won the Carnegie Medal. Alan now illustrates a wide variety of subjects, from nursery rhymes to war poetry. His recent publications include Planet Zoo, The Spirit of the Forest, and It's Bedtime. Alan lives in an old house in the Kent countryside with his wife and two daughters.

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Finding Home Author: Sandra Markle   Illustrator: Alan Marks ISBN: 978-1-58089-122-6 Ages: 4 - 7 Availability: In stock. Price: $16.95 Based on a true story, Finding Home chronicles the journey a female koala and her baby must take to find a new home after bush fires destroy their habitat. "Markle's smooth, elegant poetry and Marks' expressive, realistic mixed-media images five a strong sense of the animals' terror and the mother's intense bond with her child and show how humans can protect the increasing numbers of wildlife that are pushed by shrinking habitats into our neighborhoods." &mdashBooklist "Markle tells the tale in measured, sensitive, carefully non-anthropomorphic prose." &mdashKirkus Reviews "The book refreshingly eschews portraying humans as saviors or saboteurs, instead making clear through the koala's-eye-view that it's their mere presence in the habitat, no matter how benign their intentions, that's distressing to wild animals." &mdashBulletin of the Center for Children's Books "...gentle and reverent..." &mdashSchool Library Journal Qty:

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Finding Home Illustrator: Alan Marks   Author: Sandra Markle ISBN: 978-1-58089-123-3 Ages: 0 - 0 Availability: In stock. Price: $7.95 Based on a true story, Finding Home chronicles the journey a female koala and her baby must take to find a new home after bush fires destroy their habitat. "Markle's smooth, elegant poetry and Marks' expressive, realistic mixed-media images five a strong sense of the animals' terror and the mother's intense bond with her child and show how humans can protect the increasing numbers of wildlife that are pushed by shrinking habitats into our neighborhoods." &mdashBooklist "Markle tells the tale in measured, sensitive, carefully non-anthropomorphic prose." &mdashKirkus Reviews "The book refreshingly eschews portraying humans as saviors or saboteurs, instead making clear through the koala's-eye-view that it's their mere presence in the habitat, no matter how benign their intentions, that's distressing to wild animals." &mdashBulletin of the Center for Children's Books "...gentle and reverent..." &mdashSchool Library Journal Qty:

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Hip-Pocket Papa Author: Sandra Markle   Illustrator: Alan Marks ISBN: 978-1-57091-708-0 Ages: 0 - 0 Availability: In stock. Price: $15.95 Sandra Markle and Alan Marks, creators of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Award-winning A Mother's Journey, offer an up-close look at the miniature world of the hip-pocket frog. "This intriguing, informative introduction is a worthy successor to the team's Finding Home." --Kirkus Reviews "Markle writes with clarity and precision, while Marks' evocative watercolor, ink, and pencil artwork brings the frogs' world to life. Well suited to classroom units on rain forests, food chains, or frogs, this lovely picture book offers close-up views of an intriguing little animal living in a particular ecosystem." --Booklist "Markle's new book offers a unique introduction to a specific species." --School Library Journal "This fascinating story of a unique life cycle will attract young readers." --NSTA Recommends Qty:

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Little Lost Bat Author: Sandra Markle   Illustrator: Alan Marks ISBN: 978-1-57091-656-4 Ages: 6 - 9 Availability: In stock. Price: $16.95 What happens to a baby Mexican free-tailed bat whose mother doesn't return from her daily hunting trip? A tender story of sorrow and hope for one little lost bat. "Markle successfully presents the astonishing world of Bracken Cave, the largest nursing colony of Mexican free-tailed bats. . . this is a must for every nonfiction collection and bat fan."           — Kirkus Reviews, starred review "The lucid free verse tells the elemental nature drama, and Marks' beautiful double-page watercolors with delicate ink details are equally effective at depicting the expansive blue sky and the tiny, furry brown baby, alone and then cuddled up safely at last."           — Booklist, starred review "A compelling way to learn about these fascinating creatures."           — School Library Journal, starred review Qty:

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Mother's Journey, A Author: Sandra Markle   Illustrator: Alan Marks ISBN: 978-1-57091-621-2 Ages: 4 - 7 Availability: In stock. Price: $16.95 A mother emperor penguin faces a race against time to reach the sea, find food, avoid predators, and make her way back to her mate and their newborn chick before they starve. ". . . evocative . . . beautiful . . ." — Booklist ". . . luminous . . ." — School Library Journal ". . . exquisitely crafted . . . fresh and compelling . . ." — The Horn Book Qty:

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Pilot Mom Author: Kathleen Benner Duble   Illustrator: Alan Marks ISBN: 978-1-57091-555-0 Ages: 4 - 7 Availability: In stock. Price: $15.95 Jenny's mom, Major Strom, is a tanker pilot about to leave on a training mission. Jenny is proud of her mom, but worries about her and wonders if her mom likes flying better than being her mom. Qty:

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