Books with author Martin Matje

Chimpanzees belong to the ape family. Some say that they are the closest to looking like humans. Chimpanzees have their own unique features and behaviors and that is what makes them an interesting and amazing animal to learn about.Some of the interesting things about the chimpanzee is their knack for grooming each other. If you have seen them in zoos you will find them cleaning each other’s hair. It is said that grooming helps to build stronger relationships among chimpanzees.Did you know that chimpanzees are intelligent and know how to use different types of tools? Did you know that chimpanzee friends have a way of showing their love and affection? Do you know where chimpanzees sleep? Do you know what their favorite food is? Do they have predators? What is a bonobo? These questions and more will all be answered in this amazing book.Learn more about the chimpanzee, how they live in groups and how they raise their families. Learn the different facial expressions they make. Learn what a chimp community is like.This books also comes with more than 20 colorful pictures of chimpanzees in their home environment. These pictures will leave an impression in children’s minds that will help them learn about the chimpanzee better.

Zebras are well known for their black and white stripes. But did you know that no two zebras’ stripes are the same? There are 3 kinds of zebras known in the African jungles and each of them have peculiar stripe designs on their bodies. Read this book to learn more about the types of stripes that each of these zebra families have, and how these stripes actually help them in their survival. In this book you will learn many wonderful and amazing facts about the zebra. You will learn more about their habits, what they eat, how they sleep, how they communicate with each other and how they protect themselves from predators. How do zebras take care of their young? What is a zebra harem and a zebra herd? Why is it that zebras migrate to other lands with other animals? Why do they groom each other? These questions and more will be answered in this book. In this book you will also find more than 20 colorful photos of the zebra in its habitat. These photos will help small children understand the life of a zebra better.

Chimpanzees belong to the ape family. Some say that they are the closest to looking like humans. Chimpanzees have their own unique features and behaviors and that is what makes them an interesting and amazing animal to learn about. Some of the interesting things about the chimpanzee is their knack for grooming each other. If you have seen them in zoos you will find them cleaning each other’s hair. It is said that grooming helps to build stronger relationships among chimpanzees. Did you know that chimpanzees are intelligent and know how to use different types of tools? Did you know that chimpanzee friends have a way of showing their love and affection? Do you know where chimpanzees sleep? Do you know what their favorite food is? Do they have predators? What is a bonobo? These questions and more will all be answered in this amazing book. Learn more about the chimpanzee, how they live in groups and how they raise their families. Learn the different facial expressions they make. Learn what a chimp community is like. This books also comes with more than 20 colorful pictures of chimpanzees in their home environment. These pictures will leave an impression in children’s minds that will help them learn about the chimpanzee better.

We always think of Koalas as bears. In fact, many of us may have owned a teddy bear in the form of a koala. So, the term “koala bear” which we most often use is not quite correct. This is because koalas belong to the marsupial family. This is the family where the kangaroo belongs, the family where the mothers care for their babies inside pouches. There are many interesting and amazing things to learn about koalas. In this book you will learn what the name “koala” really means. You will learn much about their way of life, if they are social animals or not. You will find interesting facts about what they eat, drink, what they do during the day and during the night, where they live, and more. Many of your questions will be answered in this book. Why do koalas fight? How do they fight? How does the male protect his home? How does the mother koala care for her baby? Together with these interesting facts are more than 20 colorful photographs of the koala in its natural habitat. These photos will help young readers create images in their minds that will guide their understanding as they read this great book.

We are all too familiar with these birds of prey. They are the ones we see hovering above an animal that has been killed by its predator, and after its killers have left, they swoop down to finish the meal. We might think that vultures are gross because they like to finish up rotting dead meat. But, in truth, vultures help the environment at lot because although they are scavengers, they are also garbage keepers who make sure the environment is clean by finishing the dead animal up. If we look at them this way, then we can be thankful that there are vultures on our planet.In this book you will learn many interesting and amazing things about the vulture. You will learn why the vulture has short feathers on its head and neck. You will learn how they eat dead carcasses and what they do to protect themselves from the bacteria from rotting meat. You will learn about the different types of vultures. Reading this book will open your mind up to the wonderful world of vultures. This book will also help you answer questions about vultures. Where do they live? How can they glide so beautifully in the air? Why do they not get sick eating rotten food? Are they social animals? How do they take care of their young? Do they have predators and how do they protect themselves? Are they endangered? These questions and more will be answered in this book.You will also find more than 20 colorful photos of the vulture in its natural habitat. Seeing these photos will help the young reader understand the vulture and its amazing ways.

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.

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.