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Mongoose
Janet Halfmann
Hardcover (KidHaven, Oct. 12, 2004)KidHaven's Nature's Predators series explores the lives of various animals and how they hunt, trap and kill their prey, and how they in turn become the prey. Each book contains four chapters, a glossary and an annotated bibliography, direct quotes and a complete index. (20020601)
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Nature's Predators - The Komodo Dragon
Marcia Gresko
Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Aug. 18, 2003)Prowling several small, remote islands in Indonesia, the Komodo dragon, is the world's largest lizard. This book examines the giant lizard's physical characteristics, how it hunts and kills its prey, and its status as an endangered species.
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Nature's Predators - Cheetahs
Nathan Aaseng
Hardcover (KidHaven Press, June 14, 2001)As the world's fastest land animal, the cheetah has held a special fascination for humans over the centuries. Yet even with its unmatched speed, the cheetah faces a tough struggle for survival in the dry grasslands of Africa.
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Nature's Predators - Wolves
Marcia S. Gresko
Library Binding (KidHaven Press, July 19, 2002)At one time, wolves had the largest range of all land mammals except humans. Today, wolves are endangered or threatened in many parts of the world. This book examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and hunting habits of this intelligent often misunderstood predator, and the efforts to preserve it.
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Falcons
Karen Povey
Hardcover (KidHaven, April 1, 2005)Streaking across the sky in pursuit of prey, falcons are the fastest flyers in the animal world. These agile predators are supremely adapted for performing high-speed, aerial attacks on other birds. After decades of decline, many falcon populations are now rebounding. Some falcons have adopted cities as home and hunting grounds, trading cliff-faces for high-rise buildings as perches for launching their hunts.
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Nature's Predators - Grizzly Bears
Eleanor J. Hall
Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Oct. 9, 2001)The ferocious grizzly bear, a symbol of the American West, has been displaced from most of its former habitat by human development. Efforts to save the remaining grizzlies in North America have been undertaken in recent years by various wildlife organizations.
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Nature's Predators - Killer Whales
Adam Woog
Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Oct. 9, 2001)Killer whales aren't really whales -- they're large dolphins. But they are definitely killers, top ocean predators who hunt in packs and use sophisticated, cooperative techniques to find and kill their prey.
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Nature's Predators - Coyotes
Teresa Hyman
Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Oct. 1, 2003)With its varied habitat and cunning hunting skills, the coyote has become the most successful predator in North America. Coyotes examines what makes this animal, despite human interference, such a success in the wild.
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Lizards
Janet Halfmann
Library Binding (Kidhaven Press, March 4, 2004)Kids have a perennial interest in animals, but the most popular seem to be the predators. KidHaven's "Natures Predators series capitalizes on kid's high interest by talking about these fascinating animals and how they hunt, trap, kill their prey, and how, they in turn, become the prey. Lizards, with their keen senses of sight and smell, have been grabbing and gulping down prey since the time of the earliest dinosaurs. This book looks at these successful predators as they hunt, eat, and protect themselves. Lizards featured include chameleons, geckos, skinks, and the fearsome Komodo dragons.
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Nature's Predators - Rattlesnake
Deanne Durrett
Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Oct. 17, 2003)Sixteen varieties of Rattlesnake live in the United States. Feared more than admired, these creatures play an important role in the balance of nature. But, why are they called pit vipers -- and what happens if a rattlesnake loses a fang?
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