Hickman, Pamela M

Text and illustrations provide facts about wetlands, swamps, and marshes; and describe the creatures that inhabit them. Also includes experiments and projects for studying and growing wetland life.

Introduces how a food chain works, tracing the connection between a wildflower in a field and a snake caught by a mother owl for her owlets. Lift-up flaps offer facts about the plant or animal featured on each page.

Easy-to-read text, lift-flaps, and color illustrations help teach children about the life cycle of a frog.

Describes the various animals that use the same burrow as a home throughout the seasons.

Provides illustrations and information about a wide variety of plants found in the United States.

Explains why turtles and tortoises are endangered and takes a close-up look at the work being done by individuals in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Australia, Nova Scotia, and other places around the world to protect them.

Provides illustrations and information about trees found in the United States, discussing the two types of trees, the differences in leaves and why they change color, the location of forests, and other topics; and includes suggestions for activities that involve trees.

Presents detailed bird descriptions, pictures and projects for beginning bird watchers, and information on their eating habits, songs, migration, and nesting habits.