Henry Carter Hull

Presents a children's story for early readers that describes how baby elephants grow up, how their mothers care for them, and how they learn to care for themselves.

Introduces the meerkat's physical characteristics, habits, food, and relationship to humans.

Introduces the offspring of a number of different animals.

Presents an introduction to pandas, in simple text with color illustrations, describing their habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior.

Presents an introduction to penguins, in simple text with color illustrations, describing their habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior.

There are nine subspecies of tigers, but three are now extinct. They play a very important role in keeping nature in balance. But, due to expanding human populations, poaching, and more, they're in danger.

"Most of us view animals through a very narrow lens, seeing only bits and pieces of beings that seem mostly peripheral to our lives. However, whether animals are building a shelter, seducing a mate, or inventing a new game, animals' creative choices affect their social, cultural, and environmental worlds. The Creative Lives of Animals offers readers intimate glimpses of creativity in the lives of animals, from elephants to alligators to ants. Drawing...

Learn all about blue whales, including where they live, why they are endangered, and how people are working together to save them. Chapters explain physical characteristics and behaviors as well. Additional features include full-color photographs, informative sidebars, detailed maps, a glossary of key words and phrases, and an introduction to the author. Children love animals, and the Endangered Animals series is a great way to engage readers in learning...

Deer have big eyes and sharp hearing. An adult deer's coat is made up of more than 6 million individual hairs. Find out more in Deer, one of the titles in the Backyard Animals series.

Check out the cute cottontail rabbit! As part of the Backyard Animals series, this book introduces the unique features of this wild animal. The text covers this mammal's habitat, life cycle, physical characteristics, diet, and defenses. Also included are a range map and a body diagram. In the sky or on the ground, backyard animals are all around! Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.