Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Animals

Whether they live alone or together, in a hive or in a hole in the ground, bees do some of the most important work on the planet: pollinating plants. [This book] celebrates the magic of bees--from swarming to dancing to making honey--and encourages readers to do their part to keep the hives alive.

Be prepared with all the facts you need to identify these commonly confused animals! How do you tell the difference between a llama and an alpaca? What really makes a crocodile different to an alligator? Is that a leopard, a cheetah or a jaguar? What's the Difference? Animals covers over sixty di...

Using brand new maps and incredible artworks based on the latest scientific research, this atlas brings to life the world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Journey back in time and find out where dinosaurs roamed. This unique children's atlas explores each continent, revealing fossil ...

"Chapters focused on the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, infrasonic hearing, magnetoception, and electroreception detail how a variety of animals experience the world around them, focusing on how their biological adaptations to specific ecological niches contribute to senses that o...

Step back in time to discover how crocodiles were once warm-blooded and how snakes had legs and burrowed underground. Meet terrifying giant birds, and tiny elephants living on islands. From the moment life crawled out of the oceans and onto land, to when our primate ancestors climbed down from th...

"Follows a single gray whale on its annual migration journey"--

"An introduction to camels and their relatives. Describes places visitors can ride a camel at Pyndan Camel Tracks, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia; the Silk Road, China; the Sahara Desert, Morocco; and the Great Pyramids, Egypt."

"An introduction to manta rays and other rays. Describes places visitors can swim with manta rays in Kona, Hawaii, United States; the Maldives; the Great Barrier Reef, Australia; and Manta Coast, Mozambique."

Gorgeous nature photography introduces readers to endangered species in this picture book from Tim Flach. Who is that peeking through the page? Is it a giant panda munching on bamboo? Or perhaps a yellow-eyed tree frog hiding in a tropical forest? Who Am I? uses clever riddles and stunning images...

Would you like to know why horses wear shoes? Or how horses talk with their ears? Or what makes some breeds high-spirited handfuls and others calm companions? Read this book to become an equine expert and find out whether horses and humans really can be friends.