A service dog is any dog that performs a job or a task that helps a person who has a physical or mental disability. These tasks can be anything from guiding people down a sidewalk to sniffing out changes in blood sugar levels. Find out how these personal support dogs are trained and how they bond deeply with their owners.
Following lion cubs from birth to maturity, this book details a cub's place in the pride by discussing the hunt, territory patrols, and pride dominance. Readers will learn about topics such as a lioness's preparation for birth, a cub's involvement in the pride's work and play, and the network of aunts, sisters, and cousins in a lion pride.
Mosquitoes have lived on Earth for more than 30 million years! This book follows the amazing changes a mosquito goes through in four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Readers will learn about topics such as where mosquitoes lay their eggs, mosquito bodies and senses, and the diseases mosquitoes transmit and how to avoid mosquito bites.
Hundreds of thousands of beetles live all over the world in habitats as diverse as swamps, rain forests, and deserts. This book describes the growth and development of these fascinating insects from egg to adult, including where beetles lay their eggs, the transformation from larva to pupa to beetle, and dangers faced by beetles.
Following earthworms from birth to maturity, this book explains the stages of development they go through before they reach adulthood. Readers will learn about topics such as how earthworms live and move underground, how juvenile earthworms survive, and the importance of earthworms to the environment.
Following butterflies from birth to maturity, this book explains the stages of development they go through before they reach adulthood. Readers will learn about topics such as where butterflies lay their eggs, the transformation from pupa to chrysalis to butterfly, monarch migration, and how to protect butterflies.
Millions of baby spiders burst out of egg sacs each day in every part of the world. This book describes the growth and development of these fascinating animals, including how spiders care for their young, the differences between male and female spiders, and how environmental damage affects the life cycle of a spider.
These busy insects have intrigued people for thousands of years. This book describes each stage of a honeybee's life cycle from egg to adult, including how a queen lays eggs and forms a new hive, how the body of a larva changes to that of an adult through metamorphosis, and the roles of workers, drones, and queens in the hive.
Killer bees were created by humans who were trying to make a more efficient bee for making honey. The new bee they made would swarm and attack intruders in great numbers. Read all about this aggressive bee and its gradual spread north in North America.
Learn all about different kinds of vile animals. Discover fascinating facts, from fish that are known as vacuums with teeth to why some lizards spurt blood from their eyes. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Los coyotes, zorros y lobos son cánidos salvajes, primos de una de nuestras mascotas favoritas, los perros. ¿Qué cánidos salvajes viven solos y cuáles en manadas? Todos comen carne, pero uno caza animales grandes y los otros cazan animales más pequeños. También se comen frutas y plantas. ¿Cómo se comunican entre sí? ¿Qué cánidos salvajes podrías ver en tu patio trasero? Centrado en los cánidos salvajes que se encuentran en América del Norte, este libro describe las similitudes y diferencias entre estos animales en el título más reciente de la serie de “Un libro de comparaciones y contrastes”.
Diferentes a las aves marinas y aves acuáticas, las aves playeras pueden encontrarse en cualquier lugar desde los océanos hasta las montañas. Estarán en las costas, o en pantanos y pastizales cerca de océanos, ríos o lagos. Estos migrantes poderosos viajan de ida y vuelta entre los terrenos de crías o normales en verano. ¡Algunas aves playeras viajan hacia y desde Tierra del Fuego hasta el Ártico cada año! Tienen "paradas de descanso" especiales durante sus migraciones en donde comen y descansan para el resto del viaje. Puede que caven un nido en la arena, barro o rocas de la costa. Cada ave playera tiene un pico único para encontrar alimentos específicos. Aprende en qué se parecen y diferencian estas aves fascinantes en el título más reciente de la serie de "Un libro de comparaciones y contrastes".
Explora el rol crucial de los árboles marchitos o en proceso de secado, conocidos como troncones, en los ecosistemas forestales. A través de una narrativa atractiva y fotografías vívidas, este libro explica como los troncones proporcionan hábitats para una variedad de animales, incluyendo aves, mamíferos, reptiles e insectos. Detalla las diferentes formas en las que los animales usan troncones para anidar, refugiarse, alimentarse y encaramarse. Ideal para la educación medioambietal y alineado con los estándares NGSS, este libro promueve la conservación de la vida salvaje y la sensibilización ecológica para los lectores jóvenes.
¿Qué harías si tu destino usual de verano desapareciera? Los animales migratorios alrededor del mundo están enfrentando este problema, ya que sus hábitats de clima cálido desaparecen. Los niveles del mar elevados complican este problema, y las islas pequeñas desaparecen. Este libro es sobre un programa de hábitat artificial impulsado entre el Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP), el Wildlife and Heritage Service del Department of Natural Resources (DNR) de Maryland, y Audubon Mid-Atlantic luego de que se erosionara la isla de anidación de los charranes comunes. Se diseñó una isla flotante de 48 pies cuadrados para dar a las aves un lugar tranquilo en contra de molestias, inundaciones y depredadores. Está hecha de secciones que se ensamblaron, aseguraron y anclaron cerca de la isla antigua de los charranes en la temporada de anidación. ¿Los charranes regresarán con la isla desaparecida y la nueva isla flotante en su lugar?
In Biome Beasts: Desert Animals, readers will discover how desert animals survive and thrive in the driest places on the planet. Photos, text, and sidebars describe how these animals adapt to the challenging climate of these regions. Earth’s four desert biomes – hot, semiarid, coastal, and cold – each have their own set of challenges for the living things within them.
In Biome Beasts: Grassland Animals, readers will discover how these animals survive in prairies, steppes, and savannas around the world. Grassland biomes are home to a wide variety of animals. Whether grazing on grasses, building communities underground, or sailing overhead, animals have adapted to the challenges found in both temperate and tropical grassland biomes.
In Biome Beasts: Boreal Forest Animals, readers will discover how boreal beasts survive the harsh climate. The boreal forest teems with wildlife during the short, mild summer. This changes quickly when fall arrives. Only the living things that have adapted to the region’s freezing temperatures and frozen land can remain in the forest year-round.
In Biome Beasts: Deciduous Forest Animals, readers will discover how deciduous beasts rise to the challenges of the climate in each biome. Deciduous forests around the world are home to a variety of animals. Animals that are part of the temperate deciduous forest biome must adapt to the conditions of all four seasons to survive. Animals that are part of the tropical and subtropical deciduous forest biomes must adapt to both the wet and dry seasons.
In Biome Beasts: Freshwater Pond Animals, readers will discover how these animals survive and thrive in freshwater pond biomes around the world. Life in a pond is exciting. Birds, bugs, and shrews skitter across the surface. Turtles and fish zip along under the water’s surface. Beavers, herons, and others make themselves at home by the pond’s edge.
In Biome Beasts: Tundra Animals, readers will discover how animals survive and thrive in the treeless tundra. Tundra biomes have the harshest climates in the world. From the tiny Arctic bumblebee to the huge polar bear, every animal that lives in the Arctic or alpine tundra biome has adapted physically or socially to the harsh conditions.
In Biome Beasts: Estuary Animals, readers will discover how and why animals survive and thrive in these sheltered biomes. Life in the estuary is always changing. Ocean tides of saltwater flow in and out of the estuary and mix with the fresh water that flows from rivers and streams. The animals that swim or wade in the waters or make the mudflats their homes must have physical or social adaptations that allow them to live in the salty mix.
Una mirada a las células animales y vegetales. Todos los organismos vivos se componen de células. El libro explica cómo se clasifican las células y cómo funcionan. Son como pequeñas máquinas que llevan a cabo el trabajo de mantenernos vivos.
Take an in-depth look at animal life in this science encyclopedia.
Police dogs are trained to do many different jobs. Some patrol, some are used to attack, and others are used to sniff out illegal substances. Find out how police dogs serve and protect communities all around the world.
What do herding dogs do? They watch over and guide livestock from one place to another so they can graze safely. Find out about the different breeds of herding dogs and how they also make great pets.
