Books published by publisher Animals In Action Press

In a cozy nest of grass a female bluebird lays her eggs, blue as the summer sky. When they hatch, there are four tiny chicks to feed. The parent birds hunt all day for tasty insects to give their hungry brood.The chicks grow quickly, and within a few weeks they have enough feathers to learn to fly. At first their wings are shaky and unsure, but soon the fledglings are fast enough to catch their own meals. The nearly grown chicks help their parents raise a new brood of hungry babies - before the cold winter drives the family south.

One spring day a frog's egg hatches in a quiet lake. The tiny tadpole that emerges is weak at first, but little by little he grows stronger. Soon he sprouts legs and swims to the lake's surface to breathe. A few weeks later he hops out of the lake onto dry land, a young frog at last.But land turns out to be a very different place from his watery home. Can the little frog survive?

Five years after a female painted turtle hatches from her shell, she is ready to lay eggs of her own. This is a dangerous task because a road is between her home and the perfect nesting site. She reaches the site unharmed, but on her return trip a huge car hurtles her way. It stops just in time, and the kind people help her to safety. So the next time you see a TURTLE CROSSING sign, keep your eyes open - if you're lucky, you just might see a painted turtle on her way to make a nest.

On a warm sunny day at the end of summer, a ladybug lays her little yellow eggs on a leaf. Soon each egg hatches into a tiny larva with a huge appetite for aphids. Despite the dangers of ants and praying mantises, the larvae thrive and grow big. Hard shells form around them, and when they break through these shells, they are ladybugs at last. Follow the life of one bright beetle as she journeys from the egg to adulthood.