Describes animals of the African plains, forests, jungles, and deserts, and explains how each is able to adapt to its special environment.

Living fossils, or modern-day animals that very closely resemble their ancient relatives. Meet the coelacanth, horseshoe crab, dragonfly, tuatara, nautilus, and Hula painted frog. All are living fossils. Why have they changed so little over time, while other animals evolved or went extinct? Using contrasting "then" and "now" illustrations, veteran nonfiction writer Caroline Arnold alternates between a prehistoric creature in its native environment...

Facts about plains zebras, with cut paper illustrations.

Two worms who are best friends have fun together as they tunnel their way through a garden. Includes facts on how worms help plants grow.

An introduction to the science that explains how birds fly.

Adapt, or face extinction. The golden toad used to inhabit the cloud forests of Costa Rica, but when the weather became too warm and dried up the pools where its eggs hatched, the golden toad disappeared. It has not been seen in more than twenty years. This amphibian is just one of several species in A WARMER WORLD, a thought-provoking and informative account of how global climate change has affected wildlife over the past several decades. Species...

Photographs and simple text introduce zoo animals at play.

In text and photographs, describes the behavior of zoo animals who live, take a drink, or play in the water.

Photographs and simple text describe the wide variety of foods eaten by animals in the zoo.