What is cute, fluffy, and adorable? A Bernedoodle! Learn about this cross between a Bernese mountain dog and a poodle. Find out if this doodle dog is a match for you and your family.
What is cute, fluffy, and adorable? A goldendoodle! Learn about this cross between a golden retriever and a poodle. Find out if this doodle dog is a match for you and your family.
Search and Rescue, also known as SAR, dogs are brought in after natural or human-made disasters happen, or when a person goes missing. Find out how they are trained to find people who are trapped or in need of help using their keen sense of smell.
A service dog is any dog that performs a job or a task that helps a person who has a physical or mental disability. These tasks can be anything from guiding people down a sidewalk to sniffing out changes in blood sugar levels. Find out how these personal support dogs are trained and how they bond deeply with their owners.
Police dogs are trained to do many different jobs. Some patrol, some are used to attack, and others are used to sniff out illegal substances. Find out how police dogs serve and protect communities all around the world.
Military working dogs serve as detection, scout, and patrol dogs on military bases, airfields, and prisons. Find out how these dogs are able to detect threats that human eyes and noses cannot find.
What do herding dogs do? They watch over and guide livestock from one place to another so they can graze safely. Find out about the different breeds of herding dogs and how they also make great pets.
A detection dog is trained to smell certain scents and lead their handler to them. They can sniff out everything from bombs to cancer and many things in between. Find out how these dogs are out there every day making the world a safer place.
Learn all about different kinds of vile animals. Discover fascinating facts, from fish that are known as vacuums with teeth to why some lizards spurt blood from their eyes. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
A bite from a black widow spider has more venom than a rattlesnake's. It won't kill you, but it will cause you a world of pain. Sadly, they live on every continent in the world except Antarctica. Read about the cannibalistic habits of this spider and how to spot one by the red or orange hourglass shape on its abdomen.
Mislabeled as the King of the Jungle, African lions actually live on savannas, and it's the females who do most of the hunting. Read all about the African lion's keen senses and outstanding stalking and hunting skills for taking down large, fast-moving prey.
The black mamba eats mostly small rodents but kills thousands of people every year with its venomous bite when it feels threatened. As if that's not bad enough, it can move really fast! Read all about the biggest and deadliest snake in Africa.
Ajun's book on bears says he should be sleeping all through winter. That's funny. He never has before, but he'll give it a try. So why can't he sleep?
Makwa likes to visit camps where people are. Their food is easy to get. But what a tummy ache she gets from the trash food! Maybe she should go back to her old hunting ways.
Where is a bear most comfortable? At home, of course! But where is home for this polar bear? He'll recognize it when he sees it.
Do you know your Flemish Giant from your Mini Rex? This guide to everything rabbit is packed with essential information from different breeds to how to look after a rabbit to other fascinating facts.
Do you know your corn snakes from your crested geckos? This guide to everything reptile is packed with essential information from different kinds of reptiles to how to look after a reptile to other fascinating facts.
Do you know your Pugs from your Poodles? This guide to everything dog and puppy is packed with essential information from different dog breeds to how to look after a dog to facts about famous and record-breaking dogs.
Do you know your Syrian hamsters from your Skinny Pigs? Whether you own a hamster, rat, or guinea pig, this guide to everything rodent is packed with essential information from the usefulness of rodents in history to how to look after different kinds of rodents to other fascinating facts.
Do you know your Shires from your Shetlands? This guide to everything horse and pony is packed with essential information from different breeds to how to look after a pony to facts about famous and record-breaking horses.
Do you know your Siamese from your Shorthair? This guide to everything cat and kitten is packed with essential information from different cat breeds to how to look after a cat to facts about famous and record-breaking cats.
This beautiful guide to caring about animals helps children understand why animals are important, how littering is harmful to animals, what a habitat is, why some animals are endangered, and much more!
Roadway overpasses in Canada's Banff National Park allow bears and deer to safely cross roads, Readers also discover fish ladders and “salmon cannons” in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, rope swings for monkeys in China, and colorful crab bridges in Australia.
This book shows the importance of bat houses, bird houses, and butterfly shelters and how building these simple structures can save the lives of endangered species. Readers will also explore the importance of butterfly gardens and how they provide food and shelter for some of Earth’s most fragile and beautiful creatures.
Reptiles and amphibians need special help crossing roads. This book focuses on different approaches, from tiny turtle tunnels under railroad tracks in Japan, to salamander tunnels and turtle crossing guards in the U.S., to toad tunnels in the UK, and bucket brigades for frogs and toads in France.
