A prekindergarten-level introduction to elephants, covering their growth process, behaviors, the lands they call home, and such defining physical features as their trunks.
A prekindergarten-level introduction to giraffes, covering their growth process, behaviors, the lands they call home, and such defining physical features as their long necks.
A prekindergarten-level introduction to lions, covering their growth process, behaviors, the lands they call home, and such defining physical features as their manes.
An exploration of the life cycle and life span of frogs, using up-close photographs and step-by-step text to follow a frog's growth process from egg to tadpole to froglet to mature amphibian.
An exploration of the life cycle and life span of butterflies, using up-close photographs and step-by-step text to follow a butterfly's growth process from egg to larva to pupa to mature insect.
A look at camels, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their humps, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status of wild species in the world today.
A look at cougars, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their tawny coats, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status as a game animal in the world today.
A look at tortoises, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their domed shells, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today.
An exploration of the life cycle and life span of bees, using up-close photographs and step-by-step text to follow a honeybee's growth process from egg to larva to pupa to mature insect.
A look at rhinoceroses, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their horned noses, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today.
A look at pandas, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their black-and-white fur, behaviors, relationships with humans, and threatened status in the world today.
An exploration of the life cycle and life span of ladybugs, using up-close photographs and step-by-step text to follow a ladybug's growth process from egg to larva to pupa to mature insect.
A look at jaguars, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their powerful jaws, behaviors, relationships with humans, and threatened status in the world today.
A look at owls, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their large and observant eyes, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today.
A look at woodpeckers, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their hammering beaks, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today.
A look at zebras, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their striped fur, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today.
A basic introduction to beetles, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique traits that help to define them, such as their ability to make sounds or glow.
A basic introduction to ants, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique traits that help to define them, such as their tirelessly hardworking behavior.
A basic introduction to cockroaches, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique traits that help to define them, such as their ability to hold their breath.
A basic introduction to ticks, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique traits that help to define them, such as their ability to swell with blood.
A basic introduction to termites, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique traits that help to define them, such as their ability to eat through wood.
A basic introduction to slugs, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique physical traits that help to define them, such as their slimy bodies and tentacles.
Maxine loves her giant tree in the Walbran Valley, but as she gazes at clearcuts from the car window, she worries. What if her tree is gone? Her family and friends trek through the old growth forest, and Maxine runs on ahead to check. Yes, her tree is there. She stands at its foot and listens, but it doesn't make its special sound, "Keer, keer." She will soon learn that "Keer, keer" is the sound a marbled murrelet (a mamu) makes. The mamu is an endangered seabird that flies far from the sea to nest in the high flat branches of the Sitka spruce. When a tree-climber confirms the presence of a mamu nest, Maxine's tree will be safe forever.
Rivers are teeming with life! Children will learn the geography of North American rivers and to appreciate the animals that live there while they count the baby otters or dragonflies. Their learning will be reinforced as they "squeal" like muskrats and "hop" like frogs. All of this fun learning activity is set to the rhythm of the classical tune of "Over in the Meadow."
In dramatic pictures and simple text, readers are shown the terrifying teeth and claws, powerful muscles, and basic senses that make Big Cats some of the most fearsome on Earth. Quotes from victim encounters, as well as scientific facts, bring added information to readers in short, easy-to-read bursts. Glossary words provide additional information and understanding to the curious reader.
