Ride the Wind: Airborne Journeys of Animals and Plants

The skies are busy highways for birds, bats, insects, and some seeds and fruits. Noted science author Seymour Simons graceful text combined with fluid watercolors by Elsa Warnick offer a fascinating look at the extraordinary variety of animals and plants that travel through the air. A good choice for reading aloud to older children, this is a classy collaboration and an exciting introduction to a new childrens book illustrator.--School Library Journal