Books in Animals in Order series

An introduction to turtles that includes descriptions of fifteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them

An introduction to true bugs, a taxonomic order of insects, that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a variety of meat-eating land mammals, including lions, tigers, cheetahs, jackals, mongooses, meerkats, hyenas, and bears.

Introduces passerines, also known as perching birds, a special order of birds characterized particularly by their self-locking feet; includes descriptions of fourteen species and advice for observing them in nature.

An introduction to flies, a taxonomic order of insects, that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Examines pelicans, cormorants, and related birds and describes their relationship with people.

Discusses the characteristics of mammals known as insectivores, including hedgehogs, tenrecs, shrews, desmans, moles, and solenodons.

An introduction to snakes and lizards that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a variety of North American spiders, including spiders in fields, gardens, around the house, underground, and in the water.

Discusses the characteristics of sharks and rays and describes different species, including tiger sharks, Pacific electric ray, manta ray, and the thresher shark.

Describes the general characteristics of wading birds and the specific physical traits and behaviors of fifteen species, including herons, bitterns, ibises, storks, egrets, and flamingos.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the order of birds that includes eagles, vultures, kestrels, falcons, condors, caracaras, and secretary birds.