Allen, Judy

Rhymed text and pictures tell how walls are made, what they're for, how to climb one, and where they can be found.

Cover title: Usborne guide to stamps and stamp collecting. Offers suggestions for what stamps to collect, how to arrange an album, how to handle stamps, how to identify them, and how to spot interesting details.

An introduction to frogs and toads that provides information on their habitat, physical characteristics, diet, hunting methods, the way they move, and the differences between them.

Introduces the life cycle of a spider, describing how it hatches, develops, spins webs, and feeds.

While vacationing in Greece, Jenny discovers a secluded beach where a rare seal hides his family. Includes information about the seal species and environmental threats.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the world of ants, describing what they look like, how they work together, and what they eat.

Describes the dragonfly, how it grows and how it catches food.

When the villagers hire a famous hunter to kill the tiger rumored to live in the woods, only one young boy wishes to protect the animal; and, in fact, the hunter knows more than one way to shoot a tiger.

Describes the lives, physical characteristics, and life cycles of whales and dolphins with simple text, colorful illustrations, and flap pages that offer readers comprehension questions and scene changes.

One night a young girl and her parents witness the seemingly magical rescue of a mother whale and her baby that are exhausted from trying to outswim a spreading oil slick. Includes a whale fact sheet.