Learn about animals from around the world! Predators, pangolins, and and more!
Ultimate Predators series by Sandra Markle
Discover some of the fiercest predators in the animal kingdom! Drawn in through remarkable photographs and exciting, narrative text, readers will be fascinated by how these animals hunt and train their young to track and kill prey.
On the Hunt with Polar Bears
From the Series Ultimate Predators
- Interest Level: Grade 3 – Grade 6
- Reading Level: Grade 4
Polar bears have amazing strength, teeth, and senses that make them one of nature’s best hunters. Readers will learn all about these fierce predators, from their hunting behaviors to how they raise their cubs.
On the Hunt with Crocodiles
From the Series Ultimate Predators
- Interest Level: Grade 3 – Grade 6
- Reading Level: Grade 4
Crocodiles are near the top of the food chain. They have keen senses that make them excellent hunters. Readers will learn all about them, from how they find prey to how they train their young.
On the Hunt with Great White Sharks
From the Series Ultimate Predators
- Interest Level: Grade 3 – Grade 6
- Reading Level: Grade 4
Great white sharks can weigh thousands of pounds, and their enormous tail fins send them zooming through the water in pursuit of prey. Find out how these top predators hunt and raise their young.
On the Hunt with Owls
From the Series Ultimate Predators
- Interest Level: Grade 3 – Grade 6
- Reading Level: Grade 4
Owls are one of the world’s top predators. These stealthy hunters can fly nearly silently, see long distances, and easily hear prey. Discover the hunting behaviors of owls and see how they train their owlets.
On the Hunt with Lions
From the Series Ultimate Predators
- Interest Level: Grade 3 – Grade 6
- Reading Level: Grade 4
Lions are deadly predators. Their size, keen eyesight, and razor-sharp teeth and claws help them take down prey. Find out how lions hunt, interact with other lions in their pride, and raise their young.
On the Hunt with Grizzly Bears
From the Series Ultimate Predators
- Interest Level: Grade 3 – Grade 6
- Reading Level: Grade 4
Grizzly bears are top predators in their habitats. Their enormous size, keen senses, and ultra-sharp teeth and claws make them one of nature’s greatest hunters. Learn about their lives and see them hunt down prey.
Do Animals Fall in Love? by Katharina von der Gathen and illustrated by Anke Kuhl
- Interest Level: Grade 4 – Grade 8
- Reading Level: Grade 6
Best Middle-Grade Nature Books of 2021, Kirkus
Do Animals Fall in Love? is a compendium of all the weird and wonderful ways the animal kingdom reproduces – courting rituals both elaborate and devious, extraordinary physiology, cleverly planned pregnancies, the most devoted fathers and the sweetest animal babies on Earth.
★”[The writer] demonstrate[s] the wonder of species reproduction as well as her respect for her audience with frankness and good humor. They will find it irresistible in tone and content.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews
Operation Pangolin: Saving the World’s Only Scaled Mammal by Suzi Eszterhas
- Interest Level: Grade 3 – Grade 6
- Reading Level: Grade 3
Prized for their hard scales, pangolins are one of the most poached animals on the planet. They are also highly endangered. Yet scientists know very little about them. Pangolin rescuers and researchers such as Thai Nguyen have the difficult task of saving pangolins, changing local laws to prevent poaching, educating local communities, and learning more about these mysterious creatures.
“Readers will come away feeling empowered to help and more knowledgeable about this amazing creature. Attractive and brimming with intriguing facts.”—Kirkus Reviews
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