body temperature

Describes how animals stay cool in hot weather, by such actions as wallowing in mud, burrowing, or panting.

A simple discussion of new evidence that dinosaurs were warm-blooded animals and not reptiles as previously believed.

Describes how certain animals keep warm, how the human body loses and retains its heat, and how various types of clothing and dwellings aid in heat retention.

Explains how the body reacts to changing conditions such as temperature or humidity, how it adapts to its surroundings, and how the skin protects the body from harmful sun rays.

Teaches children about the differences and similarities between warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals.

Photographs and text depict how fur, feathers, and blubber keep animals warm in cold weather.

Describes how animals stay cool in hot weather, by such actions as wallowing in mud, burrowing, or panting.

Describes the different ways animals and people protect themselves from cold weather and discusses how body heat, food, shelter, sunshine, clothing, and fuels all work to keep us warm.