Burnie, David

Shows how natural habitats and cycles are threatened by human behavior and explores possible solutions.

Presents photographs and profiles of over two thousand individual species of world animals, each with a location map and information on size, social unit, and status; and features a general introduction to animals and their habitats.

Describes the anatomy of many animal species and explains how their bodies work to help them survive. Covers such animals as birds, butterflies, elephants, crocodiles, and wolves, and includes color photos, illustrations, and diagrams.

A book covering several types of natural disasters.

An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of different types of insects and spiders.

Explains how mammals feed their young, why kangaroos have pouches, how to read animal tracks, why dogs pant, and how a cat pounces on a mouse.

Explores the physical characteristics, courtship and mating behavior, habitats, and food-gathering activities of many species of birds around the world.

Studies mammals, why they have fur, how they use their senses, how they move, what they eat, how they care for their babies, and other related topics.

Provides an overview of topics related to animal life, such as classification, communication, habitats, and migration; and contains profiles of more than two thousand species of animal, including scientific name, distribution, size, and brief descriptions for each.

Traces the discoveries and theories that support Darwin's ideas about evolution.