Bonnie Dobkin

A boy proud of his individuality proclaims his love of raw carrots, rainy days, and his pet iguana.

Describes in verse different kinds of trucks.

An avid collector enumerates all the things that have been collected, from twenty-three keychains and fifty-one shells to a ball of tin foil five feet wide.

With a Book Sense Pick to her credit, author Bonnie Dobkin offers a suspenseful adventure story for young adult readers. In Neptune's Children, the world is suddenly thrown into turmoil by a biological attack that leaves no adult alive. The children who were enjoying a day at the Isles of Wonder amusement park, however, are prepared to build a new life for themselves.