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Valerie J Weber
Because of numerous movies, we may think of Africa as a land teeming with giant snakes threatening humans. Actually, the rock python is the only giant snake on that continent…
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Through the jungle rivers of South America swim the giants of the snake world, the anacondas. They can grow to be the heaviest snakes in the world, and an anaconda…
Introduces the physical characteristics and behavior of the longest snake in the world.
These are snakes you won’t often see in captivity. Scrub pythons may be able to live in a variety of environments, from Australian deserts to tropical rain forests in New…
Valerie J. Weber
This exciting series takes readers on an undersea adventure where they will meet many weird and wonderful creatures that dwell in the ocean’s depths. Each title is full of fascinating…
his exciting series takes readers on an undersea adventure where they will meet many weird and wonderful creatures that dwell in the ocean’s depths. Each title is full of fascinating…
Using an immigrant child’s own words, each title in this series tells the compelling story of a child from a family that has recently come to live in the United…
Readers are introduced to a girl from Ivory Coast who now lives in the United States.
Learn about animals that make their homes in holes or tunnels beneath the earth.
A damp, dark cave might not seem cozy to you, but to a bat it is home, sweet home! Learn more about bats and other cave dwelling animals.
Our leveled-reader series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Each volume looks at each type of home as a shelter from…
Learn about the animals that build nests in trees, water, sand, and more.
Describes how different animals use burrows as shelters from predators and weather and as places to store food and raise young.
Correlated to the science curriculum, our Spanish-language series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Through simple, easy-to-follow text, each volume looks…
Dolphins: Dive below the waves to meet smart and playful dolphins. Learn where these fun-loving animals live, what they eat, how they move and communicate, and more. Dolphins takes you…
Simple text and color photographs describe how manatees swim, find food, and care for their young.
Simple text and color photographs describe how octopuses and squids find food and protect themselves.
Simple text and pictures teach young readers about sea turtles.
Sea Horses: With horse-like heads and curled tails, sea horses dont look much like fish. Take a closer look, however, and youll see gills for breathing and fins for swimming…
Sea Turtles: Sea turtles have roamed Earths oceans for millions of years. Yet the tale of the female sea turtles long journey to lay eggs on the beach where she…
Introduces sea horses, and discusses their anatomy, environment and life cycle.
Find out what the largest shark eats and how the fastest shark moves as you fish for the facts –P. [4] of cover.
Manatees: Look at manatees plump bodies and whiskered snouts, and you may be surprised that sailors once mistook these creatures for mermaids! Find out how these slow swimmers find food…
In parallel Spanis and English texts, this book describes aspects octopuses and squids.
Walruses: The walrus, with its blubbery belly and stiff whiskers, looks funny as it sunbathes on shore. Its amusing appearance has a serious purpose, though: survival. In Walruses, learn how…
An easy introduction to the fascinating whale and its world.
Whales: Whales capture our imagination as no other animals can. Their huge size and incredible intelligence amaze us. Learn how special body parts help whales breathe, swim, dive, and feed…
Sharks: Sharks are perhaps the most feared creatures in the worlds oceans. Their sharp teeth, strong jaws, and unblinking eyes can be frightful! Not all sharks are killers, though. Find…
