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Whale Sharks in Action
From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Shark World
Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the ocean! But what do whale sharks eat? And how long does it take them to grow so large? Get up close to these fearsome creatures and learn all about… Read More →
Whale Sharks: Nature's Biggest Fish
From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Nature's Most Massive Animals
Whale Sharks are the largest fish on Earth. Each one has its own unique pattern of spots. Explore the lives of whale sharks and learn how they get so big, how they eat, and more! Read More →
What Can Live in a Desert?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Adaptations
How do animals like snakes, roadrunners, and scorpions survive in the desert? Discover their adaptations and see! Read More →
What Can Live in a Forest?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Adaptations
Find out why the forest is a perfect habitat for animals like porcupines, bears, and deer. Read More →
What Can Live in a Grassland?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Adaptations
Lions, and zebras, and termites, oh my! See why a grassland is a perfect habitat for these animals and more. Read More →
What Can Live in a Lake?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Adaptations
Fish swim and ducks paddle. Beavers build and herons wade. Discover how these animals and others adapt to living in a lake. Read More →
What Can Live in the Mountains?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Adaptations
How do animals like bighorn sheep, yaks, and snow leopards survive in the mountains? Discover their adaptations and see! Read More →
What Can Live in the Ocean?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Adaptations
Discover how adaptations make the ocean a perfect habitat for whales, lobsters, sea horses, and many, many more animals. 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 Joeys: A Guide for Marsupial Parents (and Curious Kids)
From the Series Expecting Animal Babies
Congratulations, marsupial parents-to-be! You're about to meet your tiny bundles of joy. They're called joeys. Some are as small as a grain of rice when they're born! Read this book to find… Read More →
What to Expect When You're Expecting Larvae: A Guide for Insect Parents (and Curious Kids)
From the Series Expecting Animal Babies
Congratulations, insect parents-to-be! You’re about to meet your squirmy, wormy bundles of joy. They’re called larvae. Read this book to find out where to lay your eggs, how many babies to… 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 →
Where Have All the Bees Gone?: Pollinators in Crisis
Apples, blueberries, peppers, cucumbers, coffee, and vanilla. Do you like to eat and drink? Then you might want to thank a bee. Bees pollinate 75 percent of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts… Read More →
Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Nature in Crisis
Birds are disappearing. Birds are nature's essential workers, and they are crucial members of ecosystems around the world. Hummingbirds pollinate our flowers; cardinals munch on beetles,… 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 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 Inventions: Ideas Inspired by Animals
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
What do animals have to do with inventions? Welcome to the world of bioinspiration! Inventors observe and imitate strategies and adaptations that animals use in the natural world to find… Read More →
Wildlife Conservation Technology
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Saving Animals with Science
From thermal devices spotting poachers to using facial recognition to track animals, technology is reshaping conservation. Young readers discover how technology protects wild animals. Read More →
Wildlife Crossings
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Saving Animals with Science
Have you ever helped an animal cross a busy street? Researchers are making it easier for all animals to cross safely! Readers learn how wildlife crossings are connecting animals and their habitats. Read More →
Wildlife Rescue — Hardcover Set
From the Series Wildlife Rescue
Children are naturally curious about animals and are often interested in ways to save disappearing species. Each of these books shows simple yet innovative ways people around the globe… Read More →