Books with author Rod Martin

Pandas are those cute black and white bears which look almost like the stuffed toys we see in toy stores. Their faces resemble that of a raccoon while their bodies look like bears, that is why the nickname “large bear cat” was given to them. These bears are only found in China and it is a well known fact that pandas love eating bamboo. But what other things do we know about the panda? This book will help you discover the many amazing traits and habits that this animal has. You might have unanswered questions about the panda. Why is it commonly called a “giant” panda? If they are bears, do they also hibernate during the winter? Do they just eat bamboo and nothing else? Are they friendly or shy animals? Do they move fast or slow? Do they attack? Are there predators that feed on pandas? How do they take care of their young? What is a red panda? You might have asked any one of these questions. By reading this book you will find the answers to these questions and many other interesting and amusing facts about pandas. This book also contains many beautiful photos of the panda in the forests of China. These pictures will help your children understand more about the life of the panda in the wild.

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 crocodile must be one of the scariest looking animals in the planet. With its sharp teeth and armor-like scales, you wouldn't want to be found in a crocodile's pathway especially when it is hungry! But what is a crocodile really like? It is really fierce? Do they really attack animals larger than they are or even humans? Read this book and find out amazing facts about this creature.There are also a lot of amusing things you will learn about the crocodile in this book. Did you know that there are times that crocs, as they are nicknamed, open their mouths wide to cool themselves? Why is this so? Did you know that they sometimes eat stones? Did you know that a mother crocodile can lay eggs as many as 90 at a time? Did you know that there are different types of crocodiles in different locations in the world?Learn about all these facts in this book. Learn about the uses of their body parts. Learn about how they catch their food. Learn about how mother crocodiles take care of their young. Learn all these things and much more.To add life to the information, colored photos are included which will also help the reader visualize the creature in his thoughts and thus help in learning more about it.

Four school friends find something in the woods that has been hidden there for ages and never had contact with the outside world ...until they discovered it. And the small town of Lobo Cliff, Florida will never be the same. This is a case of "The boy who cried wolf" taken to the extreme as the 'thing' in the woods not only may be a menace to the town but also may be the only thing that can cure one of the friends from an illness that has no cure. But this cure can also turn him into a monster.

On a flight back home from her school choir trip, Kayla's airplane makes a sudden landing in a small airport. Only then does everyone find out this mysterious landing was because of the alien lights appearing in the sky. When the aliens attack Earth, Kayla and her friends are stuck in the airport with no electricity and no way to reach their families. They'll have to decide whether to wait around for help or risk trying to get home on their own.

The crocodile must be one of the scariest looking animals on the planet. With its sharp teeth and armor-like scales, you wouldn't want to be found in a crocodile's pathway especially when it is hungry! But what is a crocodile really like? It is really fierce? Do they really attack animals larger than they are or even humans? Read this book and find out amazing facts about this creature. There are also a lot of amusing things you will learn about the crocodile in this book. Did you know that there are times that crocs, as they are nicknamed, open their mouths wide to cool themselves? Why is this so? Did you know that they sometimes eat stones? Did you know that a mother crocodile can lay eggs as many as 90 at a time? Did you know that there are different types of crocodiles in different locations in the world? Learn about all these facts in this book. Learn about the uses of their body parts. Learn about how they catch their food. Learn about how mother crocodiles take care of their young. Learn all these things and much more. To add life to the information, colored photos are included which will also help the reader visualize the creature in his thoughts and thus help in learning more about it.

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.

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.