Books in Animal Bodies Up Close series

Brilliant color photographs set the stage for readers to learn about their favorite wild animals in the Animal Close-Ups series.

Brilliant color photographs set the stage for readers to learn about their favorite wild animals in the Animal Close-Ups series.

Kids will enjoy spending the day with Big Joe on this lobstering expedition. They catch a giant lobster, a flounder, crabs, and even an unwanted shark. Simplified for the very young.

An engaging narrative and stunning photographs offer a glimpse into the habitat, life cycle, and behavior of the gray reef shark. Original.

Describes the habits, characteristics, and habitat of cheetahs.

Describes the physical characteristics, hunting techniques, reproduction, reputation, and some different species of sharks

Angry ones roar or bellow. Excited ones neigh like horses. Frightened ones shriek and squeal. What is this animal in the river? It is the hippopotamus. This book explores the family life and challenges of survival that face hippopotamuses through irresistible color photos and an engaging text.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, life cycle, and endangered status of tigers.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of bottlenose dolphins, as well as human and other threats to their survival.

Explains why eggs are important to insects and birds, and describes different types of insects and birds that are born from eggs.

An engaging narrative and close-up photographs examine the physical characteristics and habits of the wolf, following a pack to see how they hunt, when they mate, and where they live. Reprint.

Describes how giraffes feed, care for their young, and travel, discusses efforts to protect the giraffe, and introduces various kinds of giraffe and its nearest relative, the okapi