Zoology

Roar, ribbit, squeak, snore Children will love imitating the noises made by creatures in the wild, from lions to dolphins to frogs and more. Illustrated with charming photographs, these sturdy pages showcase wild animals and the sounds they make with supersimple facts and lively,...

It takes more than attitude to be KING! Señor Saguaro has lived many years in the sol caliente with agua poco. He knows just what it takes to grow and thrive in the Sonoran Desert...or does he? After befriending a bat, a woodpecker family,...

Eeee-ooo! Eeee-ooo! Cicadas drone on, clicking and buzzing from dusk till dawn.There are about three thousand different kinds of cicadas on earth. Some species emerge from the ground every year, while others only come up every thirteen or seventeen years. But no matter how...

Based on the migration of a real peregrine falcon that was tracked by satellite telemetry, this book follows the world's fastest bird on her annual migration from Alaska to Argentina.THE PEREGRINE'S JOURNEY vividly describes one of the most remarkable feats in the animal kingdom....

Read and find out about worms and the important work they do in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.Crawling through the dirt, worms are hard at work. Worms help the fruit and vegetables we eat by loosening the soil and feeding the plants. Read...

What really differentiates us from our relatives in the animal world? And what can they teach us about ourselves? Taking these questions as his starting point, Norbert Sachser presents fascinating insights into the inner lives of animals, revealing what we now know about their...

Rumble and mumble. Trumpet and stomp! Meet Kamala, Rani, Bozie, Swarna, and Spike! These busy Asian elephants have formed a family at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Discover a day in the life of this elephant herd, how keepers interact with them, and how this...

A photographic identification guide to the reef fishes of Seychelles aimed at divers, snorkelers, scientists, students, and general fish enthusiasts. To date nearly 900 species of fish have been recorded from coral reefs and their associated habitats within Seychelles Exclusive Economic Zone. With over...

It's winter on the Arctic tundra. As a blizzard blows around them, a herd of reindeer is searching for food. The land is covered with snow, but the hungry deer know how to find a meal. Using their hard hooves, they dig down through...

The fully updated second edition of the leading field guide for African safaris, providing unmatched coverage of all the continent's land mammals in a handy, portable volume Originally published in 2004, The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals quickly became the field guide of...

This book introduces students to the things that humans need to live: food, shelter, water, and air. With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader simplifies scientific concepts for young students as they improve their reading skills....

The fourth book in this successful series delivers 300 new laugh-out-loud knock-knocks, question-and-answer jokes, tongue twisters, and more National Geographic Kids Just Joking 4 is packed with 300 more of the silly jokes that kids love, paired with photos of laughing animals and funny...

Unlock the mystery of life on planet Earth . . . with a talking bacterium! In this full-color graphic novel, Bertie the Bacteria takes readers on a joke-fueled journey, revealing how small organisms became some of Earth's largest creatures, including the epically humongous blue...

Himalayan birds inhabit what is perhaps the most wonderful tract of country in the world. The Himalayas are not so much a chain of mountains as a mountainous country, some eighty miles broad and several hundred long-a country composed entirely of mountains and valleys...

Are sharks really dangerous? How many kinds are there? And how do they help the environment? From huge whale sharks to tiny dwarf sharks, this book has everything you need to know about one of our most popular--and mysterious--sea creatures. Millions of years before...

2015 Schneider Family Book Award Winner * "A candid and deeply resonant account of a hard-fought battle against societal stigma, and an embrace of one's true talent and calling." --Publisher's Weekly, starred review Speaking for the animals he loves gives one boy's life hope,...

A simplified version of the full-sized field guides makes it easy and fun to get started in the field. Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the...

See below for English description.Envolez-vous la d couverte des oiseaux avec National Geographic Kids: Mon grand livre d'oiseaux. Ce livre amusant contient plus de 200 photographies d'oiseaux: des perroquets, des hiboux, des geais bleus, des miros rubisoles et plus encore... Les lecteurs apprendront le...

Flying bugs, crawling bugs, jumping bugs - what little critters do you see? From dragonflies to spiders, from grasshoppers to caterpillars, this collage-illustrated board book introduces toddlers and preschoolers to a wide variety of insects and other crawling creatures. Help toddlers and preschoolers identify...

The only portable full-color photographic guide to the most commonly seen bees east of the Mississippi River Bees play a vitally important role in the pollination of native plants and agricultural crops around the globe. Common Bees of Eastern North America is the first...