Arbordale Publishing

As a children's book publishing company, we want all kids to love reading and learning about the world around them! Each of our fun-to-read picture books has a science or math connection to spark kids' interest in different subjects. Our books are perfect for families reading at home or for use in the classroom. All books are available in both English and Spanish, and are aligned to state standards, Common Core, and NGSS. For more information or to find free, educational resources, visit our website at ArbordalePublishing.com.

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The Science behind Salamander Season

The Science behind Salamander Season

As spring approaches, we await sleeping salamanders to wake up, leave their burrows and march across forests (and sometimes roads) to vernal pools where the females will lay hundreds of eggs. (A vernal pool is like a wicked big puddle.) Some years ago, author Jennifer Keats Curtis (JKC) accompanied (was dragged by) biologist J. Adam Frederick, Maryland Sea Grant, Assistant Director of Education…

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The Turtle Sitters Are Still Sitting

The Turtle Sitters Are Still Sitting

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Squirrels and Possums and Owlets, Oh My!

Squirrels and Possums and Owlets, Oh My!

An update about Kathy Woods of Baby Owl’s Rescue and featured in Animal Helpers: Wildlife Rehabilitators by Jennifer Keats Curtis When I was a young girl, my brother and I were those kids who found wild animals in need—a tiny bunny bitten by a cat, a cute chipmunk with a hurt leg, and all those baby birds that had fallen out of their nests. We did our best to help, but we were little kids with…

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Beary good news from Mark Boersen, the Michigan biologist featured in Baby Bear’s Adoption

Beary good news from Mark Boersen, the Michigan biologist featured in Baby Bear’s Adoption

In 2018, Arbordale published the fascinating realistic fiction, Baby Bear’s Adoption. The beautifully illustrated book explains a remarkable adoption program that takes place in Michigan. (To be clear, it is, of course, about scientists helping mama bears adopt baby bears not people adopting bears!) The book is based on the work of real-life wildlife biologist, Mark Boersen, and his team, at the…

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How are humans helping animals in need? National Wildlife Day

How are humans helping animals in need? National Wildlife Day

National Wildlife Day on September 4 brings an awareness of the plight of animals around the globe, whether in your own backyard or one you might see in a zoo or aquarium. Animals may need help for a variety of reasons, some of which are caused by humans and others not. Development causes habitat loss and/or fragmentation. Pollution may not only affect what animals eat and drink but some trash…

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Year of the Toads?

Year of the Toads?

By Jennifer Keats Curtis Even after a book is published, the wondering does not stop. A few years ago, my friend, J. Adam Frederick, and I wrote the book Salamander Season after he dragged me to a vernal pool to show me the light. Who knew amphibians could be so cool? Luckily for me, Adam is an environmental biologist and the Maryland Sea Grant, Assistant Director for Education at the Institute…

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How would YOU weigh an elephant?

How would YOU weigh an elephant?

Zoo animal curators and veterinarians constantly monitor animals to ensure they stay healthy in mind and body. Just as humans have regular health physicals, so do animals. I suspect we can all relate that one of the first (dreadful) things we do during a health screening is to step onto a scale. So how do zoos weigh large animals like elephants? Thanks to George Richey and the Birmingham Zoo for…

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Pooper Snooper Author and Pup Jasper Featured on Freakonomics New Podcast, Off Leash

Pooper Snooper Author and Pup Jasper Featured on Freakonomics New Podcast, Off Leash

Pooper Snooper Author and Pup Jasper Featured on Freakonomics New Podcast, Off Leash This summer, Alexandra Horowitz launched Off Leash, a new podcast from the Freakonomics Radio Network. The bestselling author (Inside of a Dog; The Year of the Puppy) invites “an interesting person and their dog to join” her on a walk. And that is how Arbordale author Julianne Ubigau (Pooper Snooper), and her…

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The science and scientists don’t stop after a book is published!

The science and scientists don’t stop after a book is published!

In 2018, The Lizard Lady launched. The beautifully illustrated nonfiction follows the real Lizard Lady, herpetologist Nicole Angeli, as she chops through rough Caribbean terrain to find and save a critically endangered ground lizard on the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix. The slithery little St. Croix ground lizards nearly became extinct after a cute but invasive mammal was brought in to eat the…

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Where’s the Pooper Snooper this summer?

Where’s the Pooper Snooper this summer?

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Shark Awareness Day July 14

Shark Awareness Day July 14

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It's National Zoo and Aquarium Month!

It’s National Zoo and Aquarium Month!

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Celebrating Hawaiian Monk Seals

Celebrating Hawaiian Monk Seals

The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC) just announced that the Hawaiian monk seal population has exceeded 1500 seals for the first time in 20 years! TMMC is the only partner authorized by NOAA to rehabilitate these endangered animals. Researchers estimate that 30% of these seals are alive today directly due to conservation efforts by TMMC! Read about one of the seals they helped: Honey Girl: The…

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How to Train a Pooper Snooper

Today we are featuring Pooper Snooper on the blog. Get to know the creators!

Do you love training your dog new tricks? Co-author Julianne Ubigau has trained her shelter dogs amazing tricks that help scientists save important animals. Pooper Snooper is the story of Julianne’s work tracking the Pacific Pocket Mouse with Sampson. The story details training, and tracking, and a little time for playing ball. As part of the wildlife detective team, the duo searches the…

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Meet the Hatzegopteryx!

Would you think it absurd to see a giant-winged dinosaur the size of an airplane flying through the air? Even the littlest readers will love learning about the Hatzegopteryx and meet the author Timothy Bradley.

If you liked Timothy Bradley’s I am Allosaurus, you are sure to love I am Hatzegopteryx! Can you imagine a leaping, swooping carnivore the size of an airplane? Sixty-six million years ago, Hatzegopteryx flew through the skies of what is now known as Romania. He could gulp down a small dinosaur with just one swallow! Like, I am Allosaurus, I am Hatzegopteryx uses repetitive three-word sentences…

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Meet the Creators: Yay for Big Brothers!

Do you love to write stories? We know a few authors and illustrators that love telling stories. Today, meet @JanetHalfmann and @ShennenBersani as they talk about making Yay for Big Brothers!. You can also download Shennen’s animal puppets from the blog:

Do you have a little brother or sister? Do you look up to an older sibling? We just released a perfect read for any family awaiting a new sibling, Yay for Big Brothers! by Janet Halfmann, illustrated by Shennen Bersani. On each page of Yay for Big Brothers! We meet a different animal family and get a glimpse of how siblings help the youngest members. Crows help to feed new babies, beavers give…

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We’re Having a Book Launch Party

Fall books have arrived and we are celebrating with a party! Learn more about each title.

The illustrated titles! I am Hatzegopteryx By Timothy J. Bradley Can you imagine swooping through the air like Hatzegopteryx, a giant of the ancient skies? Hatzegopteryx (hatz-eh-GOP-ter-iks) was one of the largest pterosaurs that ever lived; about the size of a small airplane. I am Hatzegopteryx, the second book in Arbordale Publishing’s I am Prehistoric series, gives children a glimpse into…

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