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Just how do animals sleep in the wild? Some animals sleep standing up, others even sleep while swimming or flying! The short, lyrical text provides fascinating information, such as location, position, and duration of sleep of animals living in different habitats. The satisfying conclusion will have children reaching for this book again and again at naptime, bedtime, or any time of day to learn about animals.

Count backwards from 10 to one during one of the most colorful times of year: fall. Learn about the bright, colorful leaves and the trees from which they fall: aspen, birch, maple, oak, chestnut, linden, pine, beech, dogwood, and sweet gum. Watch the animals frolicking in the crisp, autumn air as they get ready for the approaching cold winter

Come spend A Day on the Mountain, the follow up to Kevin Kurtz's award-winning first book, A Day in the Salt Marsh. Rhyming verse and vibrant illustrations take readers up a mountain, from the forested bottom to the snow-covered top. While climbing, they witness the changing habitats and meet the plants and animals that live there. Learn about Black bears, Great Gray Owls, Garter snakes, Clark's nutcrackers, Bighorn sheep, Hummingbirds, Yellow...

Modeled after The Wizard of Oz, this enchanting story describes a young giraffe who suffers from a fear of heights. On his way to the doctor, he befriends a monkey who is afraid of climbing and a hippo who is a afraid of water. What causes the three new friends to face and overcome their fears?

Baby dogs are puppies and they belong to a litter, but what is a baby skunk called and what is the name of its family group? This clever, rhythmic story tells us just that! Counting from one to 10, familiar backyard animals are introduced by baby and family group name. Each stanza also tells a bit more about each animal by providing clues as to what they eat, how they sound or where they live. The "For Creative Minds" section includes more ani...

Red bats can hibernate or migrate to warmer regions during the winter. Should this solitary little bat stay or should she go? That's the question the little red bat ponders as the leaves fall and the nights get colder! The squirrel tells her to stay. But what about the dangerous creatures that hunt red bats in winter? The sparrow urges her to go. But where? Carole Gerber takes young readers on an educational journey through one bat's seasonal ...

Henry the Heron couldn't stand still! He was always moving, and it drove everyone crazy! His brother and sister yelled at him for stepping on their heads, and Mom and Dad could barely get food into his little baby mouth. But herons have to stand still to catch their food, so how would Henry ever be able to eat on his own? In Henry the Impatient Heron, Donna Love takes readers along with Henry as he learns a valuable lesson from the King of Cam...

Polar bears and penguins may like cold weather but they live at opposite ends of the Earth. What do these animals have in common and how are they different? You might see them near each other at a zoo but they would never be found in the same habitats in the wild. Compare and contrast these polar animals through stunning photographs"--

El Sr. y la Sra. Figuras Geometricas estan esperando un bebe, pero se sorprenden cuando tienen... tres! El primero se parece a Rombo, la madre y el otro a Rectangulo, el padre. Pero que nombre le pondran al tercero? Unete a la aventura de nombrar a las figuras geometricas mientras participan todos los miembros de la familia. Quien podra ver las cosas desde el mejor angulo, la prima Triangulo, la tia Hexagono o la abuela Rombo?--

Los caracoles y las babosas marinas utilizan la "mucosa" marina. Pero, sabias que tambien el coral y el pez payaso la necesitan? La cientifica marina Ellen Prager nos lleva a las profundidades del oceano para presentarnos a unos animales fascinantes y extranos que utilizan la mucosa para atrapar su alimento, protegerse de sufrir cualquier dano e incluso, desplazarse de un lugar a otro bajo el agua"--

Cuando un hombre de la aldea de Point Lay, Alaska encontro un cachorro de oso polar de tres meses, sabia que el huerfanito necesitaba ayuda para sobrevivir. Unete a Kali (pronunciado Culy) en un viaje fotografico mientras encuentra su camino hacia el Zoologico de Alaska y luego a su casa permanente en el Zoologico de Buffalo. En el camino, los ayudantes de animales lo alimentaron, jugaron y cuidaron de el, igual como su madre lo habria hecho"--

There are over 300 different species of turtles. They live in deep ocean waters to dry dessert habitats and range in size from small box turtles to gigantic Galapagos tortoises. They all have shells as part of their skeleton but some shells are flat and others are large domes. Some turtles can pull heads into shells for protection but others cannot. Some are herbivores and others are omnivores but none have teeth. Learn more about what these r...

When visiting a zoo, do you know which animal is the hippopotamus (hippo) and which is the rhinoceros (rhino)? These two animals are often confused. Yes, they both live in parts of Africa, but rhinos also live in parts of Asia. Both eat grasses, but one spends most of their day cooling off in the water and only comes onto land to graze in the evening. Most of us know that some monkeys have prehensile tails, but did you know that one rhino spec...

Octopuses and squids are sometimes confused. They both have eight arms, but squids also have two tentacles. They both live in saltwater. One swims or walks along the ocean floor with strong arms. The other only swims using fins. Learn more about what these animals have in common and how they are different through the latest installment of the Compare and Contrast Book series"--

Fishes live all over the world in both fresh and saltwater and in tropical, temperate, or polar habitats. Some fishes have bones while others have cartilage skeletons. Sizes vary from tiny goldfish to huge great white sharks, with all kinds of sizes in between. From flat bottom-dwelling to torpedo fast-swimming, their body shapes match their needs. Some fishes, like flounders and seahorses, even have body shapes to camouflage themselves. Color...

Birds are some of the most diverse animals on the earth. From tiny hummingbirds to huge Whooping Cranes, they can be found in all kinds of habitats around the world. Birds live in high altitude mountains, forests, deserts, or near rivers or oceans. Some eat nuts and seeds and others capture and eat other animals. While most birds fly, some prefer to walk or even swim. Their beaks, wings and tails help them survive in their habitat. Learn what ...

Translation of: Black bear or grizzly bear?

Some of the most often confused animals are alligators and crocodiles. While both are crocodilians and, in some cases, may even inhabit the same areas, they are quite different. Readers learn what they have in common and how to tell them apart. Explore fascinating facts about these large (and scary) reptiles in this latest installment of the Compare and Contrast Book series"--

Sometimes stories are told so often that people begin believing them even though they are not true. If enough people believe these untrue stories, they are called myths. Do you know what's true or not? Do porcupines really throw their quills? Can someone be as blind as a bat? Are snakes slimy or do opossums hang by their tails? And just how much wood can a woodchuck chuck? Learn what's true and what's not in the latest addition to Mary Holland...