Henry Carter Hull

"Fascinating facts and spectacular illustrations will inspire young readers to choose their own favorite sea creatures"--

What's the difference between a seal and a sea lion? These "second cousins" of the sea look similar, but there are many ways to tell them apart. From ear shape to the noises they make to communicate, seals and sea lions are amazing creatures with shared features and many truly unique attributes. They both share an ocean habitat, but when readers take a closer look, it's easy to discover how they each fight off predators, mate, and raise their young...

"There is pandemonium in the jungle. A strange roaring sounds sends the animals stampeding, convinced it's a monster. But all is not as it seems. Only Elmer the patchwork elephant is brave enough to investigate, and what he discovers comes as quite a surprise"--

Recounts the adventures of Astro, an orphaned, endangered Steller sea lion who was rescued and raised by the Marine Mammal Center in California and kept returning to the center after being released back into the wild.

While two kittens copy everything their mother does, their brother naps.

A raccoon and his friends go to great lengths to make sure they will always have a library from which to borrow books.

The Bad Guys, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Piranha, want to be heroes, and they decide that the way to do it is free the 200 dogs in the city dog pound--but their plan soon goes awry.

A bird, a fox, a dog, and a squirrel overcome minor setbacks to have a very good day.

Squirrel is too busy getting ready for winter to nibble a pumpkin with Mouse, run in the field with Dog, or otherwise play with any of the other animals.

Zoey the chicken decides to use her imagination to have a beach day and bring her friends along to find buried treasure.