Zoology
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What Polar Bears Do
From the Series Let's Look at Polar Animals (Pull Ahead Readers — Nonfiction)
Polar bears know how to survive in their polar environments. Leveled text and exciting photographs help young readers learn about how these bears live in the cold. Pairs with the fiction… Read More →
What's So Scary about Bats?
From the Series Core Content Science — Earth's Amazing Animals
Bats have a bad reputation as blood-sucking creatures of the night. But these fascinating mammals actually help people by eating insect pests and pollinating fruit trees and flowers. In this… Read More →
What's So Scary about Sharks?
From the Series Core Content Science — Earth's Amazing Animals
Although some sharks are very scary and dangerous, most species are quiet creatures who pose no threat to humans at all. Readers will learn all about the many kinds of sharks, what they… Read More →
What's So Scary about Snakes?
From the Series Core Content Science — Earth's Amazing Animals
Even venomous snakes can be helpful to people and Planet Earth! Young readers will learn the truth about the many different kinds of snakes, how to tell which ones are truly dangerous and… Read More →
What's So Scary about Spiders?
From the Series Core Content Science — Earth's Amazing Animals
Spiders seem scary, but they are really quiet creatures who help humans by eating many insect pests. And it’s hard not to love nature’s best engineer as it builds elaborate web homes. Young… Read More →
What to Expect When You're Expecting Hatchlings: A Guide for Crocodilian Parents (and Curious Kids)
From the Series Expecting Animal Babies
Congratulations, crocodilian parents-to-be! You have little ones on the way. They're called hatchlings. Read this book to find out where to lay your eggs, how you'll know when the babies are… Read More →
When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses
The octopus spies a nice, tasty mantis shrimp. It swims over for a closer look at the small creature. Then—WHAM!—the mantis shrimp strikes a nasty blow with its hammer-like forelimb. The… Read More →
Who Was Here?: Discovering Wild Animal Tracks
What animal was here? Can you solve the mystery? Study the picture and read the clues to figure out who left each set of tracks. Then turn the page to find out about animals from around the… Read More →
Why Do Birds Have Feathers?
From the Series Tell Me More! Science
Everyone knows that birds have feathers, but why so many different colors and shapes? From feathers for flying, to feathers for swimming, feathers for camouflage, to feathers for attracting a Read More →
Wiggling Earthworms
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Backyard Critters
Examine the interesting characteristics of worms, including their body parts and structure, their habitat and how it supports them, and how they get their food. Captions are paired with… Read More →
Wild and Wacky Animals: An Alien's Guide
From the Series Early Bird Nonfiction Readers — Silver (Early Bird Stories ™)
Go on a tour of the world’s wackiest creatures, from axolotls to stick insects, and learn how their strange adaptations help them survive. Read More →
Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World
What would you do if you found an alligator in your garage? Or if you spotted a mountain lion downtown? In cities and suburbs around the world, wild creatures are showing up where we least… Read More →
Wild Horses
From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Horse Lover's Library
Horses don't always live with humans. Sometimes they run wild! Readers will enjoy learning about different types of wild horses and how they survive. Read More →
Wildlife Watchers — Hardcover Set
From the Series Wildlife Watchers
Beautiful, nonfiction books that have been carefully crafted to help children practice their reading skills. Each book combines repetitive text with high-frequency and familiar sight words.… Read More →
Wild Style: Amazing Animal Adornments
Check out these cool critters and learn how their wacky adornments help them survive! What do a crab waving pom-poms, a bug with a backpack of dead ants, and a mud-spattered vulture have in Read More →
Wild World of Sharks — Hardcover Set
From the Series Wild World of Sharks
Sharks leap off the page in this high-energy series dedicated to the ultimate predators. Full-spread photos and browseable text highlight the most high-interest facts about these marine… Read More →
Wind Scorpions: Killer Jaws
From the Series Arachnid World
What is that creature attacking a lizard with its the giant jaws? It's a wind scorpion! In this book, you will learn how wind scorpions are similar to and very different from other arachnids. Read More →
Wings
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Traits
A simple introduction to wings and some of the animals that have them. Read More →
Winter Grade 3 Take-Home Kit Read for a Better World ™
Help students start or build their home libraries! Strong literacy skills are an essential part of education. Read for a Better World Take-Home Book Packs are one tool families and educators Read More →
Wolf Spiders: Mothers on Guard
From the Series Arachnid World
Make way for that arachnid with babies on its back—it is a wolf spider mother protecting her young! In this book, you will learn how wolf spiders are similar to and different from other… Read More →
Wolverines: Nature's Cleanup Crew
From the Series Animal Scavengers in Action
In the forests and open tundra of northern Europe, Siberia, and North America, wolverines are successful scavengers. Wolverines can travel well over snow, have an amazing sense of smell, and… Read More →
Wolves
From the Series Animal Predators
Some of the fiercest and most skilled hunters in the world, wolves use intellect, teamwork, a strong sense of smell, hearing, and sight to track and kill their prey. Watch these powerful… Read More →
Wolves: And Their Food Chains
From the Series Food Chain Kings
Armed with lethal fangs, endless endurance, and an incredible intelligence, the wolf is an amazing predator! Readers will discover how the apex hunter tracks down and kills its prey with… Read More →
Wolves vs. Moose: Food Chain Fights
From the Series Predator vs. Prey
Gray wolves and moose go head-to-head in a fight for survival. Gray wolves are one of the world’s most successful predators. But moose have deadly kicks to defend themselves. Learn more about Read More →