Books in Smartest Animals series

Ramona picks up her paintbrush and swipes the canvas, using one color after another to complete her masterpiece. Ramona is like any other artist expressing her vision—the only difference is that she's an elephant. Welcome to the world of smart elephants! From using tools to showing emotion, communicating with others, and creating art, elephants are wowing scientists with their high intelligence and cunning.

Apprehensive, the crowd watches as Binti Jua approaches the boy who has fallen into her pit. Acting as a loving rescuer, she cradles the unconscious boy and carries him to safety. Saving this child surprised everyone who witnessed the scene, and changed people's dominant view that gorillas are just savage beasts. Yet Binti Jua isn't the only smart gorilla in the zoo. From expressing emotions to using tools, creating art, and understanding language, gorillas are amazing the world with their sensitivity and intelligence. In Gorillas, kids will read many stories of animals like Binti Jua who are displaying almost humanlike intelligence.

In Wolves, children will follow Professor Harry Frank as he uncovers the truth about wolf intelligence. Despite their reputation as the big bad wolf, wolves rarely attack humans and are among the smartest animals in the kingdom. So how did they get such a bad reputation? In this fascinating narrative about smart animals, children will learn how scientists test animal intelligence, and discover how wolves possess many humanlike intelligence traits. Large, full-color photos and fascinating anecdotes of wolves showing their smarts are sure to keep readers turning the pages.