Hopf, Alice Lightner

Discusses nectar-eating animals, including ants, flies, bats, tropical sunbirds, honey possums, and lemurs and emphasizes their role in the pollination of flowering plants.

Explores the ways in which man and nature have used water, wind, weather, and wings to spread plants and animals around the world with good and bad results.

A college freshman fears for the safety of his pup that was apparently sired by a spacedog whose telepathic powers he inherited.

When the Star Circus lands on Halcyon, Gratia discovers an exceptional form of intelligent life on the sister planet of Furioso.

Discusses the defenses and deceptions in appearance and behavior developed by animals to facilitate their survival.

Traces the life cycle of an ant and describes the activities of an anthill by following one young adult ant through a year.

Discusses how organisms ranging from protozoa to mammals reproduce.

Introduces the domestic pig and a variety of wild ones including the wild boar, bushpig, pigmy hog, warthog, and peccary.

Traces the life of the world's largest lizard from infancy to adulthood.

Moved to a national park in Uganda in an effort to protect her disappearing species, a young white rhino becomes a pet of the rangers and tourists until it is time for her to have a family.