Books with author M. R. Martin

Meerkats are small burrowing animals that belong to the mongoose family. If you think you don’t know what a meerkat looks like, just think of the cartoon character Timon, from the Lion King. Meerkats are famous for their standing on 2 hind legs like they are on sentry duty. As a matter of fact, standing meerkats ARE on sentry duty. These are the ones assigned to look out for predators and inform others if the coast is clear. There are a lot of things to learn about a meerkat in this book. You will learn about why they have black fur around their eyes. You will learn about what they eat. Hakuna matata, remember? It means no worries for the rest of your days. Because indeed, meerkats find an abundance of food under the desert sand. What are meerkat predators and how do meerkats warn each other? How do they protect themselves from these predators? Where do meerkats live? How do they take care of their young? These are just some of the questions that will be answered in this book. Read to learn more about this amazing animal. This book also comes with more than 20 colorful photos of the meerkat in the African grasslands. These pictures will help especially young children imagine the life of the meerkat in the wild to aid them in understanding this creature better.

Early learners reading edition. Build your child's confidence in their reading ability with these early readers books! Beautiful full colored images that draw your child's attention and keeps it as they turn the pages to explore more. This early learning book also comes with a comprehension check at the end to help your child build the skill of retaining information.

The bobcat looks very similar to a house cat except that it is a lot bigger - about twice the size. An overgrown house cat you might call it. Have you ever wondered why this cat is called a bobcat? It is because of its short tail. In other words, bobbed. So, bobcats are actually bob-tailed cats. Bobcats belong to the lynx family, which is also part of the bigger cat family. They are found in North America and Mexico. They are known to survive different types of climates. They are also very fierce and can take down big prey twice their size. In this book you will learn many more interesting things about the bobcat. You will learn about their hunting skills which are truly amazing. You will learn about their habits and their social life. Are bobcats friendly with their kind? Where do they live? What do they eat? What are their predators? Are they endangered? What types of animals are they related to? These questions and more will all be answered in this book. This book also contains more than 20 photographs of the bobcat in its natural habitat. Reading this book while looking at the images will help the reader understand what the bobcat is really like.

All of us know two peculiar things about a kangaroo – they hop and they have a pouch. That said, you will find in this book that there are other very unique characteristics that kangaroos have. The kangaroo is the known symbol of Australia, which is the only country that has this kind of animal.What are kangaroos really like? Why do they have pouches? How large are they? What are the different kinds of kangaroos? How do they eat, drink, and protect themselves? What are the uses of their powerful tails? How high and how far can they hop? These questions and more will be answered in this book.There are also more than 20 colorful photos that depict the kangaroo in its natural habitat. These pictures can help create real images in our minds to help us better understand the life of a kangaroo.

You can tell a walrus from a seal by the long tusks protruding from their mouth. It is said that these are actually teeth that the walrus uses to pull itself out of the water, to chip off ice and to protect itself from predators. Aside from this, we can tell a walrus by its huge, flabby body which is said to be made up of a thick layer of fat called blubber. Blubber helps walruses survive in cold temperatures. Interesting! If you want to learn more about the walrus, read this book and you will find many amazing facts about this animal that has the ability to survive in the icy cold arctic waters. Learn more about their physical features. Learn about their social life and how they take care of their young. Learn about the different sounds that they make. How much does a walrus weight? How big is it? What do walruses eat? How do they hunt for food? These questions and more will be answered in this book. Read this interesting book to find out.This book also comes with more than 20 colorful pictures of the walrus in its habitat. With these, readers will get to see what their environment looks like which will help them create amazing images in their minds. This will help readers understand more about the life of this arctic giant.

In the cool waters of the deep oceans all over the world, a dangerous and magnificent creature lurks and waits for its prey. This creature, known as the great white shark, is the largest predator of the ocean. It is known to feed on meat such as sea birds, turtles, otters, dolphins, and even some types of whales.The great white shark is indeed an interesting as well as dangerous animal. In this book, you will learn many facts that will lead to a deeper understanding of this fierce and beautiful creature. You will learn about how they hunt and how they communicate. You will learn about their amazing senses. You will also learn about their relatives and their young. Along with these facts, you can enjoy the 20 stunning color pictures of the sharks themselves in this book. While you read and study the pictures, you will learn all there is to know about great whites and how they live.

A line in a song of one famous cartoon goes, “Have you ever heard a wolf cry to the blue corn moon?” People believe that wolves howl to the moon. Though it seems that way because they raise their heads when they howl, the real reason for this is so that their howl can reach a farther distance to send messages to other wolves. Interestingly, it is also during full moon when they howl, and this is because they hunt more when the moon is bright and they howl to communicate to the pack.Aside from their very famous howls, there are many other characteristics that are interesting to learn about the wolf. They look like dogs indeed but they are different from them in many ways. What are wolves really like? Are they fierce animals? Do they attack humans? What do they eat? How do they find food? These questions will be answered in this book and many more amazing facts will be shared.Learn more about wolves. Learn about their family lives. Learn how they care for their young. Learn about the gray and the red wolf. There is so much more to learn about these amazing animals.One exciting thing about this book is that every fact comes with an accompanying picture. These pictures will help children imagine what a wolf is really like. This will aid them to understand a wolf better.

It may be somewhat shocking to learn what humans have in common with other primates. These primates have hands and feet, shoulders and hips, and unlike most animals and mammals who rely on their sense of smell, the arrangement of a primate's brain is like a human's, which relies on sight and social order. This means that Apes and humans and monkeys are all classified as primates. But in contrast to the evolutionary theory which claims that we humans are genetically 95 to 99 percent close to Apes and monkeys, there is a massive difference in posture and locomotion alone. Humans' hair, nervous system, and way of communication, among other things, also separate them from these lesser types. Like the human race that is a class of its own with diverging traits, these lesser types also have their own varying qualities. After freeing you from these obscuring evolutionary beliefs that pester every serious reader studying or seeing a picture of an ape or a monkey, this book will help you classify the distinctive makeup of an orangutan. It will teach you how to tell a monkey from an ape. It will show you what characterizes an orangutan from the rest of the other primates. Who are their predators? How many species are there and how do they differ? What is their closest relative? Why are they becoming extinct? This and much more intriguing information that makes them stand out from the rest can be found in this book. Also included in the book are more than 20 descriptive photos which show the reader their unique color and help them visualize what it means to have a flange face. It will also give the reader a look into what is becoming an extinct species.

Grizzly bears belong to the brown bear family. There are many species of brown bear which includes the black bear and also the polar bear. These bears are called grizzlies because of the white tips on their fur which make the fur look grizzled. Grizzly bears have a peculiar hump on their back. They are tall and heavy. They cannot see very well. That is why they have to use their sense of smell to find food and avoid their enemies. In this book you will learn more about the grizzly bear. You will learn that these bears are actually very athletic. You will learn what types of food they eat and how they get their food. You will learn about their social life and how they take care of their cubs. Do grizzly bears have predators? Do they really sleep all throughout winter? Are they fierce animals? Do they attack humans at sight? Are they endangered? These questions and more will be answered in this book. There are also more than 20 colored photos of the grizzly bear in its natural habitat. These photos will help young children create a vivid image of the grizzly bear that will help them in understating the life of this amazing animal.

The Red Fox is just one of several different types of true foxes in the world. They have the most numbers and they can be found in almost every continent of the world, from the desserts to the polar regions. Red Foxes belong to the dog family, like the wolf, but smaller than the wolf. There are a lot of other types of true foxes and other types of fox-like animals that are not classified as true foxes. Red foxes are called such because of their color. Their physical features include short ears, long legs and they are known to have very bushy tails. Their tails are used to communicate with each other and to give them perfect balance. Read this book to learn more amazing facts about the red fox. There are interesting things to know about what they eat, their hunting styles and their family life. Many of the questions you have about red foxes will be answered. Questions like: Where do they live? Are they social animals like wolves who belong to a pack? How do they take care of their young? What are the other different types of foxes? What are vulpes? What are their predators? This book also contains more than 20 beautiful photos of the red fox in its environment. These picture will help children have a good image of what the red fox is like and it will help them to appreciate this animal more.

The Jaguar is a very powerful cat. The very term Jaguar, or Yaguar in the native tongue, literally means, 'he that kills with one leap.'And indeed, with a single leap and a crushing bite to the head, the jaguar is able to kill its prey. Jaguars are the largest cats in the Americas. They look exactly like leopards except for some minor differences. To be able to tell one from the other you just need to look at the rosette patterns on their fur. Although no two jaguars have the same rosette pattern, all jaguars have a spot in the middle of the rosette, while leopards have none. In this book you will learn many amazing facts about the jaguar. Learn about their ways, what they eat, how they hunt and kill their prey. Learn about their social life, how they care for their young, and how they protect their territories. This book also contains more than 20 colorful pictures of the jaguar in its natural habitat. A picture of this animal will make you understand why people see them as a symbol of royalty, strength, and beauty.