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Leopards
Kathy Feeney
Paperback (Cooper Square Publishing Llc, June 1, 2002)Considered the most graceful of the big cats, the leopard is often called theprima ballerina and prince of cats. This book contains easy-to-understandinformation, fun facts, and full-color photos and illustrations of leopard atplay and on the hunt.
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Air Pollution
Darren Sechrist
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2008)Sechrist, Darren
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Apes & Monkeys
Deborah Dennard
Hardcover (Cooper Square Publishing Llc, July 1, 2003)Apes and Monkeys is a compilation of our four Our Wild World primates titles: Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Monkeys, and Orangutans. Each section includes detailed information on habitat, diet, breeding, babies, socialization, dangers, and life cycles for various species, highlighted by full-color photos and Fun Facts throughout. Young readers will discover why chimpanzees are more like humans than any other animal. What else will they find out? That orangutan mothers spend up to eight years taking care of just one offspring. That there are nearly 40 different species of monkeys. That gorillas use babysitters! Apes and Monkeys provides an exciting opportunity to understand the fascinating lives of these primates. For research or enjoyment, young readers will turn to these kid-friendly books again and again.
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Rain Forests
Valerie Bodden
Hardcover (Creative Education, Sept. 1, 2006)Book by Valerie Bodden
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Turtles
Deborah Dennard
Hardcover (Cooper Square Publishing Llc, June 15, 2003)Alligators and Crocodiles, Lizards, Snakes, and Turtles each provides an exciting opportunity to dig deeper into the lives of reptiles. For research or enjoyment, young readers will turn to these kid-friendly books again and again.
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A Look at Vietnam
Helen Frost
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2002)Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to the geography, animals, culture, and people of Vietnam. Includes a map.
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Caribou
Julia Vogel
Hardcover (Cooper Square Publishing Llc, July 1, 2002)As interest in caribou migration increases due to oil drilling in Alaska, this book can answer readers' questions, supplying them with a wealth of information on the large North American reindeer. Features fascinating up-close, full-color photos, a full index, and a list of Internet sites.
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Polar Animals
Wayne Lynch, Linda Tagliaferro, Julia Vogel, Cherie Winner
Hardcover (Cooper Square Publishing Llc, Aug. 1, 2002)A compilation of four books from the Our Wild World series (Caribou, Penguins, Polar Bears, and Seals) featuring the most popular animals from the polar regions, the Arctic and Antarctica. Polar Animals delivers an in-depth look at these amazing animals, while remaining accessible to children. Perfect for older kids seeking information for report writing, and as an introduction to wildlife for new readers.
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Big Cats
Patricia Corrigan
Hardcover (Cooper Square Publishing Llc, Feb. 18, 2008)Children's questions about lions, tigers, leopards, and cougars―such as: How do tigers' tails help them run? Why do leopards have spots? How do cougars stalk for food?―are answered in this collection of incredible full-color close-up photos and illustrations.
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Everglades
Wayne Lynch
Hardcover (Cooper Square Publishing Llc, Aug. 1, 2007)This is our fourth title in our highly-praised Our Wild World: Ecosystems series. Once again, author/ photographer Wayne Lynch takes readers on a personal journey through a treasured North American ecosystem. Amazing photography, first-person anecdotes, and tons of factual information on the animals, plants, climate and landscape come together to give a complete picture of the ecosystem in action. Subjects cover the wide diversity of living things in this habitat from strangler fig trees and bromeliad plants to armadillos and dozens of water birds. And of course gators! These gorgeous books are a feast for both the eyes and mind.
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