Learn about the desert southwest through the photo fantasy artwork of Lisa E. Jobe. Children will add a new plant or animal to the desert landscape with the turn of each page. Containing pictures and vocabulary words only, this book is perfect for the preschooler or toddler in your home.

Learn about the Pacific Northwest through the photo fantasy artwork of Lisa E. Jobe. Children will add a new plant or animal to the mountain landscape with the turn of each page. Containing pictures and vocabulary words only, this book is perfect for the child in your home.

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure!While on an early morning bushwalk, Bindi and her best friend, Rachel, notice smoke on the horizon. On a super-hot day, this can only mean one thing. Bushfire! The girls spend an exhausting day helping out at the Australian Wildlife Hospital, caring for the victims of the fire.

Rita Mae Brown’s earliest memory is of the soothing purr of Mickey, her family’s long-haired tiger cat, who curled up and claimed a spot in her crib. From there, a steady parade of cats, dogs, horses, and all manner of two- and four-legged critters have walked, galloped, and flown into and through her world. In Animal Magnetism, the bestselling author shares the lessons she’s learned from these marvelous creatures as well as her deep appreciation for them. We meet Franklin...

When we think of wild animals, we don't immediately associate them with the cities we live in. But a closer look soon reveals that we share our urban environment with a great many untamed creatures. Heavily illustrated and full of entertaining and informative facts, City Critters examines how and why so many wild animals choose to live in places that, on first glance at least, seem contrary to their needs. How do those deer, raccoons, squirrels, skunks, coyotes, crows, gulls and geese – no...

There was so many frogs when I was little. Brown matt ones and green shiny ones. And butterflies everywhere. I’m turning ten tomorrow…I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a frog. Why?I’m turning ten tomorrow…but there’s something missing. Where have all the frogs gone?

With essays from renowned children’s book authors such as Ann Brashares, Jeanne DuPrau, Caroline B. Cooney, Laurie Halse Anderson, Bruce Coville, Gennifer Choldenko, and over 100 others, each piece is an informative and inspiring call to kids of all ages to understand what’s happening to the environment, and to take action in saving our world.Helpful tips and facts are interspersed throughout. This book will be a great classroom tool to teach young readers how they can help to make...

Iguanodon taught early scientists more and more about the newly discovered creatures called dinosaurs. As more and more of these animals were found, scientists learned things they had never dreamed about the animal kingdom. Here are some of the things they now know about these incredible creatures.What was strange about iguanodon's hands and feet?How many iguanodon fossils have been found?Did iguanodon walk on two legs or four?Did iguanodon like alone or in her...

CLICK HERE to download a sample•Provides observational techniques for uncovering nature’s clues hiding in plain sight•Includes maps, scientific figures, and illustrations•NOT A SPORTSMAN’S HUNTING GUIDE, as Sasquatch’s value to science is potentially ground-breakingBestselling writer and naturalist David George Gordon delves into the r...

In this gorgeous companion to the acclaimed Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal bring to life a secret underwater world. In this book, readers will discover the plants and animals that make up the rich, interconnected ecosystem of a mountain pond. Over the pond, the water is a mirror, reflecting the sky. But under the pond is a hidden world of minnows darting, beavers diving, tadpoles growing. These an...

It's a fascinating adventure with nature - this time in New Mexico! Budding naturalists Lucy, Benjamin, and Gabe are back and camping in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico! Readers can join the fun as these kids explore the diverse desert ecosystem. This is the third book in Jeff Corwin's young middlegrade fiction series, which shows kids that no matter where you live, you can have fun discovering the plants, animals, and natural life around you.

Did you know that the humble marmot is responsible for more than one billion human deaths? Or that its possible to be bitten by a snakes head for up to an hour after its been decapitated? On the flip side, for every person bitten by a shark each year, 25 people are bitten by New Yorkers. It seems that truth sometimes is stranger than fiction! These facts and many more appear in this fascinating tribute to our worlds deadly wildlife. At its heart, however, Deadly Beautiful makes a passionat...