Showing titles in Zoology

Find out what an African elephant has in common with a wildebeest. Learn what sets an African elephant apart from a snow leopard. Listeners will compare and contrast key traits of African elephants - their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle - to traits of other mammals. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, listeners will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a mammal and how mammals are alike and different from each other.

Find out what a platypus has in common with a beaver or a dolphin. Learn what sets a platypus apart from a giraffe or a wild dog. Listeners will compare key traits of platypuses - their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle - to traits of other mammals. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, listeners will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a mammal and how mammals are alike and different from each other.

Find out why the forest is a perfect habitat for animals like porcupines, bears, and deer.

All kinds of animals have skin - even humans! Compare the many features of skin.

How do animals like snakes, roadrunners, and scorpions survive in the desert? Discover their adaptations and see!

Lions, and zebras, and termites, oh my! Learn why a grassland is a perfect habitat for these animals and more.

What does it mean to migrate? Discover which animals migrate and why they migrate through detailed, simple text.

Fish swim and ducks paddle. Beavers build and herons wade. Discover how these animals and others adapt to living in a lake.

Find out what a gray wolf has in common with a red fox or an African lion. Discover what sets a gray wolf apart from a manatee or a giant panda. Listeners will compare and contrast key traits of gray wolves - their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle - to traits of other mammals. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, listeners will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a mammal and how mammals are alike and different from each other.

What is a bird? Parrots, bluebirds, ostriches, and many other creatures are all birds!

Discover how adaptations make the ocean a perfect habitat for whales, lobsters, sea horses, and many more animals.

Hibernation is a cycle that some animals go through every year. Most people know that bears hibernate. But why do they hibernate? And what other animals hibernate?

What is an insect? Crickets, mosquitos, ladybugs, and many other creatures are all insects!

Some mammals have a little fur or hair, others have a lot! Learn how fur helps these animals survive.

Learn what a Siberian tiger has in common with an elk. Discover what sets a Siberian tiger apart from a Tasmanian devil. Listeners will compare and contrast key traits of Siberian tigers - their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle - to traits of other mammals. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, listeners will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a mammal and how mammals are alike and different from each other.

How does a tadpole become a frog? Follow each step in nature's cycle - from egg to adulthood - in this fascinating book!

Discover what a grizzly bear has in common with a jaguar. Find out what sets a grizzly bear apart from an armadillo. Listeners will compare and contrast key traits of grizzlies - their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle - to traits of other mammals. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, listeners will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a mammal and how mammals are alike and different from each other.

How does an egg become a butterfly? Follow each step in nature's cycle - from egg to brightly colored insect - in this fascinating book!

How do animals like bighorn sheep, yaks, and snow leopards survive in the mountains? Discover their adaptations and see!

Are zombies real? As far as we know, dead people do not come back to life and start walking around, looking for trouble. But there are things that can take over the bodies and brains of innocent creatures, turning them into senseless slaves. Meet nature's zombie makers - including a fly-enslaving fungus, a suicide worm, and a cockroach-taming wasp - and their victims.