Cusick, Dawn

"When the United States was scrambling to catch up to the Soviets after their successful launch of Sputnik, they didn't turn to Mercury Seven astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn. Rather, they began bringing chimpanzees to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico for a top-secret program. The goal? To do everything America needed to make space travel safe for humans and beat the Soviets. Based on extensive research and interviews with living members of the team of veterinarians, handlers, and psychologists who worked with the animals, [this book] offers a fresh perspective on animal intelligence and the rise of the space age. Detailed back matter provides resources, space mission stats, and calls to action for young readers to honor the astrochimps' legacy and advocate for the humane treatment of chimpanzees today" -- Provided by publisher.

Explores the different types of animal eggs, from insects to reptiles, fish, and birds, and describes how different adult animals care for their eggs and the strange places they place them.

Text and photographs introduce more than 150 animals, highlighting some of the things they do that make humans cringe but make sense in the natural world, such as gorillas picking their noses and eating what they find there and blister beetles squirting blood to deter predators.

Provides over 250 facts about animal feces and how it is used by various species.

Provides over 250 facts about animal vomit and how it is used by various species.

Profiles more than 150 animals and discusses their unique survival adaptations, covering octopuses, foxes, crabs, shrimp, and snakes.

Profiles more than 150 animals and discusses their deadly survival adaptations, covering venoms, claws, fangs, talons, toxins and more.

Photographs and text describe what animals eat, including turtles and crabs eating coral, fish and otters eating crabs, and starfish eating sea urchine.

Presents full-color illustrated instructions to creating over one hundred paper craft projects including heirloom scrapbook pages, journals, keepsake cards, collages, decoupage, paper mache, and much more.

Discusses animal droppings and their uses, importance, and meaning.