"Geraldo Valério is an artist who loves birds, from majestic golden eagles and snowy owls to brilliant cardinals and jays to the tiniest of hummingbirds. Here he presents his favorites, with beautiful collage illustrations and brief descriptions that highlight intriguing facts about each one. The illustrations show a variety of feathered creatures in their natural habitats as they hunt for food, impress their mates, nest, and care for their young....

"Young naturalists meet sixteen birds in this elegant introduction to the many uses of feathers."--Amazon.com.

Introduces the plants, animals, and peoples that co-exist within the landcapes of the Serengeti.

Meet a menagerie of the animal kingdom's most adorable and beloved creatures - babies! Award-winning illustrator Charles Fuge pairs unlikely baby animal friends-big, small, slimy, and furry-to show what makes our favorite stars of the natural world unique. Along with vibrant illustrations, Fuge presents silly, funny, laugh-out-loud rhymes to stir a child's fascination with animals. Learn what makes each amazing animal baby unique and what they all...

"Follow us on a journey around all the body parts of birds, from eyes to beaks, to feet to tails. Find out all about how each body part works, what it looks like and what it does and how each body part differs between species."--

Many wild animals are now finding refuge from certain extinction in zoos, whose keepers and supporters have truly risen up to help in the highest humanitarian spirit. But, is traditional "zoo life" our best course of action for these dispossessed creatures of the wild who have done nothing at all to deserve their fate? Zoo Paradise takes us into the troubled and shadowy world of modern zoos, bringing light and hope for wild animals living in captivity....

My Extraordinary Life as a Zoo Director. From merciful acts of compassion to vindictive acts of litigation, Sunset at the Zoo examines the clash between the popularity of seeing exotic animals and the realities of compassionately managing captive species. On the other side of children's wide eyes and adults' fascination with the newest zoo attractions, is the zoo director's ethical responsibility behind the scenes. Of the more than 175 million annual...

Boing! A mother kangaroo jumps. Her baby sits in her pouch. Through delightfully simple text and bright, close-up photos, beginning readers will discover why pouches make good homes for growing marsupials such as opossums, wombats, and other animals.

Readers will learn what fish are, some of the different kinds, and all about their shared characteristics. Title is filled with cool, full-bleed photographs of the animals and simple sentences. This title is written at a Level 1, specifically for beginning readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

Glow-in-the-dark creatures possess one of the most amazing abilities in our world. Using only chemicals in their bodies, they can create bioluminescence, or "living light." The lights they produce come in an astonishing variety of colours and patterns. Glow-in-the-dark creatures use their light displays to hide from enemies, to cry for help, to warn of danger or to find a mate. It is a beautiful silent language. From fireflies and glowworms to flashlight...