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Long teeth gnaw ... Flat tail slaps ... Meet the beaver! Brimming with vivid photos and scientific facts, this middle-grade nonfiction book treats researchers and wild animal lovers to a comprehensive profile of these industrious mammals. It covers zoology topics such as anatomy, diet, habitat, and life cycle, as well as species conservation efforts and the water-loving rodents' relationship with humans throughout history. Sidebars, a range map, and a glossary support the main text, while a beaver legend from the indigenous Tsimshian people of the Pacific Northwest adds a cross-curricular cultural layer to the title.

A look at seahorses, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their prehensile tails, behaviors, relationships with humans, and the mysteries that still surround these fish today.

"A look at pelicans, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their flexible gular pouches, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their vulnerability to pollution in the world today"--

A look at falcons, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their wings, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their threatened status in the world today.

A look at lemurs, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their dexterous fingers and toes, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their threatened island habitat in the world today.

Vivid photographs help take readers on a virtual field study to observe the life cycle and behaviors of each featured mammal, bird, or reptile. Each book also looks at past and present scientific research and includes a unique storytelling element in the form of an animal tale drawn from mythology or folklore. Progressively complex text draws readers into this interdisciplinary life science series. A look at rays, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their flat, flexible skeletons, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their wide range of hunting tactics in the world today.

Vivid photographs help take readers on a virtual field study to observe the life cycle and behaviors of each featured mammal, bird, or reptile. Each book also looks at past and present scientific research and includes a unique storytelling element in the form of an animal tale drawn from mythology or folklore. Progressively complex text draws readers into this interdisciplinary life science series. A look at ostriches, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their long and powerful legs, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their herd hierarchy in the world today.

A look at iguanas, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their dewlaps, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their protected status in the world today.

A look at crabs, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their chelipeds, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their threatened status in the world today.

A look at bighorn sheep, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their horns, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their endangered status in the world today.

The color-changing skin of chameleons, the aggressive behavior of hippopotamuses, the malodorous scent of skunks, and the defining characteristics of 29 other fascinating animals are explored in this popular series.