Browse all books

Books in Those Amazing Animals series

  • Skunks

    Valerie Bodden

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, Aug. 16, 2016)
    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.
    N
  • Amazing Animals: Pandas

    Valerie Bodden

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, Aug. 13, 2013)
    This popular series continues traveling the planet to study bison, jaguars, and other fascinating animals. Beautiful photos are paired with accessible text to examine the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle.
    L
  • Those Peculiar Pelicans

    Sarah Cussen, Steve Weaver, Roger Hammond

    Paperback (Pineapple Press, Sept. 15, 2005)
    Pelicans are peculiar birds. This book answers 20 questions so you will understand why they are so peculiar. You'll learn the answers to questions like these:
    P
  • Amazing Animals: Giraffes

    Valerie Bodden

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, April 15, 2011)
    A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of giraffes, the world's tallest land animals. Also includes a story from folklore explaining why giraffes have such long necks.
    N
  • Amazing Animals: Jaguars

    Valerie Bodden

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, Aug. 13, 2013)
    This popular series continues traveling the planet to study bison, jaguars, and other fascinating animals. Beautiful photos are paired with accessible text to examine the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle.
    M
  • Those Outrageous Owls

    Laura Wyatt, Steve Weaver, H G Moore

    Hardcover (Pineapple Press, Sept. 15, 2006)
    Why are owls' eyes so big? When do owls sleep? Why do they hoot? How many kinds are there? Why do horned owls have horns? These are just a few of the 20 things you will learn about in Those Outrageous Owls. You'll understand how owls save us money and that baby owls look like cotton balls. And you'll make a fun owl from a paper bag and some leaves.
    P
  • Amazing Animals: Crabs

    Valerie Bodden

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, Aug. 15, 2017)
    A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of crabs, the widespread shelled crustaceans. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why crabs look as though they are headless.
    L
  • Amazing Animals: Cheetahs

    Kate Riggs

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, April 15, 2011)
    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.
    L
  • Amazing Animals: Bison

    Valerie Bodden

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, Aug. 13, 2013)
    This popular series continues traveling the planet to study bison, jaguars, and other fascinating animals. Beautiful photos are paired with accessible text to examine the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle.
    L
  • Rays

    Valerie Bodden

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, March 13, 2018)
    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.
    N
  • Amazing Animals: Komodo Dragons

    Valerie Bodden

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, Aug. 13, 2013)
    This popular series continues traveling the planet to study bison, jaguars, and other fascinating animals. Beautiful photos are paired with accessible text to examine the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle.
    O
  • Amazing Animals: Elephants

    Kate Riggs

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, April 15, 2011)
    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.
    L