Books in Take a Closer Look series

Discusses the plants and animals that live in caves, including the peacock butterfly, cave cricket, and maidenhair fern.

Discusses the animals and plants that live at the edge of the sea, including queen scallops, hermit crabs, and various shoreline plants.

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Discusses the evolution of horses and describes today's breeds.

Examines the causes and effects of acid rain and discusses what can be done to prevent it

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Describes the life cycle and habits of various kinds of moths and butterflies.

Forming part of the "Look Closer" series of information books for young readers, this book looks at life in rainforests. The photographs takes the reader into the habitat of the creatures looked at and the world in which they live.

An introduction to the world of plants and their place in the food chain ranges from single-celled diatoms to giant redwoods and covers plant evolution, growth, reproduction, structure, and life cycles

Describes and discusses fish, their diversity, biology, habits, and reproductive and adaptive behavior, emphasizing that there are over two hundred thousand species of fish

Discusses the habits and characteristics of ants including a few of the 10,000 ant species such as army ants, parasol ants, blood-red ants, and Amazon ants.

Describes the geography of the world's tropical forests and the variety of plant and animal life within them and notes current threats to the forests' existence