By Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by Wendell Minor

As a young man, John James Audubon, the renowned American woodsman and artist, had to make a choice between following his father's dreams for him and discovering his own special destiny. In this beautifully conceived book, Robert Burleigh intersperses quotations taken directly from Audubon's journals with an imaginary conversation in which Audubon tells his father why he has chosen to forgo the ordinary life of a shopkeeper and instead live ou in nature to develop his art and his relationship with sumptuous images by Wendell Minor, but with actual drawings by Audubon himself, this book will appeal to Audubon fans of all ages.

By Ann Turner
Illustrated by Wendell Minor

Sitting Bull of the Hunkpapa band of the Sioux Nation was a warrior, a visionary, a horseman and hunter, and a man who had a deep affinity with nature. Above all, he is remembered as an extraordinary leader who fought for the freedom of his people and helped to preserve their spirit, even in a time of great tragedy.

From the acclaimed author and illustrator of Abe Lincoln Remembers comes an unforgettable fictional portrait of Sitting Bull, looking back on the events that shaped his life and fate.

By Jean Craighead George
Illustrated by Wendell Minor

After a girl saves her life, Luck, a young sandhill crane, begins the long migration north to Siberia with his parents. Luck and his parents use a special song to find one another: Crackaarr! While his parents depend on rivers, lakes, and mountains to guide their way, Luck memorizes man-made objects -- windmills, sunglasses, and a baby carriage. Soon thousands of cranes join Luck and his family on their timeless journey. Follow Luck's challenging flight through the voice of master storyteller Jean Craighead George and the art of the critically acclaimed Wendell Minor.

By Jean Craighead George
Illustrated by Wendell Minor

A legendary naturalist and celebrated artist create a beautiful and inspiring story about the comeback of an endangered species, and the hope that still grows for America's wild places.

By Gordon Titcomb
Illustrated by Wendell Minor

A Carle Museum "Top of the Shelf" Book.
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Based on a song by the acclaimed musician Gordon Titcomb, this is a hauntingly beautiful tribute to a bygone era when everyone traveled by train. Titcomb's lyrics are evenly matched by Wendell Minor's sumptuous paintings. The Last Train is a book for train lovers, American History buffs, and everyone else.

By Mary Higgins Clark
Illustrated by Wendell Minor

Johnny's grandparents lived in an old house in New England where Johnny's father had been born. The smells of the cookies baking, the snowy Christmas tree farm with trees of so many shapes and sizes, and most of all the wooden horse Johnny had told his brother, Liam, about would make this the best family Christmas ever. In this grandparent's attic Johnny finds many treasures, but the wooden horse he remembered so well is broken. How can Johnny make his brother's Christmas wish come true?

By Wendell Minor

Is there anything cuter than a little lamb or playful piglet? Farm animals are fascinating, and they are full of surprises, too. Naturally, cows make milk -- but did you know they need to drink a bathtub of water every day? And of course the turkeys gobble -- but sometimes they purr like cats. Wendell Minor's bright, bold artwork and jaunty verse celebrate the wonders of our farm friends.