Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Be a Night Detective
written and illustrated by Peggy Kochanoff
Ages: 9+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-77108-464-2
Keywords: Astronomy, Nocturnal animals, Night flowering plants
Who's out only at night and why? Find out about cicadas, moths, skunks, and more. Watercolor illustrations explain the text. Back matter.