Books in Amazing Animals Facts series

This popular series travels the planet to study these and other fascinating mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates. Beautiful photos are paired with STEM-appropriate textto examine the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. Each book also presents a folk story that people have used to help explain the animal's appearance or behavior. A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of skunks, the musk-spraying mammals. Also included is a story from folklore explaining the unpleasant scent of skunks.

Alligators: Amazing Photos & Fun Facts Book About Alligators The alligator is an animal that is considered as a large lizard. They may weigh heavier than a grand piano, has a speed that may be slower than a car, is shorter than a school bus, and has a skin that is like a brave soldier’s armor. Alligators are known as “living history” because they have lived on earth for millions of years. They have survived the extinction, the time when many creatures died off completely, that occurred 65 million years ago. It was even discovered that dinosaurs and alligators are related to each other.

Armadillos: Amazing Photos & Fun Facts Book About Armadillos Deep in the forest, you will meet the only living mammals in the world that wear shells: the armadillos. The armadillos, or dasypodidae, are barrel-shaped animals with bony bands covering their back, head, legs and tail. In fact, the name armadillo means “little armored one” in Spanish.

Arctic Wolves: Amazing Photos & Fun Facts Book About Arctic Wolves Arctic Wolves are the distant cousins of Gray Wolves. Some people also call them “White Wolves” because of their majestic white fur. They live in places where the temperature can get as cold as -30-degrees Celsius. They are one of the few animal species who can survive in this kind of environment. Like Gray Wolves, they run fast, too. They can run as far as 40 miles per hour. Gray Wolves and White Wolves have many similarities but vary in many ways, too.

From fleet-footed cheetahs to howling wolves, and from playful dolphins to earth-shaking elephants, the world of animals is wonderfully diverse. This popular and newly expanded series continues traveling the planet to study these and other fascinating animals. Beautiful photos are paired with accessible text to examine the featured animal's appearance, behaviors, and life cycle. Each book also presents a folk story that helps explain a defining feature or behavior.

From flightless, long-legged ostriches to winged rays, and from elusive, long-tailed snow leopards to wily foxes, the world of animals is wonderfully diverse. This popular and newly expanded series continues traveling the planet to study these and other fascinating mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates. Beautiful photos are paired with STEM-appropriate text to examine the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. Each book also presents a folk story that people have used to help explain the animal's appearance or behavior. A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of rays, the flat-bodied fish with skeletons made of cartilage. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why rays' fins look like wings.