Pringle, Laurence P

Traces the history of nuclear warfare from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the present situation created by the arms race and predicts the effects of both a limited and a large-scale nuclear war.

Discusses the sharing of food and other resources among species of animals that live in the same community.

Describes the physical characteristics and abilities of snakes, looks at how they climb, swim, and move across the ground, discusses their hunting abilities and eating behaviors, and explains how they reproduce.

Dramatic, factual illustrations accompany facts about sharks.

A prominent children's books author shares his life, his daily activities, and his creative process, showing how all are intertwined.

Explains the importance of wildlife and the ways in which people are trying to save various species in North America.

Examines, in text and photographs, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the American black bear.

Describes the characteristics and behavior of Africanized bees and discusses how they came to Brazil, how they are spreading northward, and their potentially disruptive influence on the native honeybee population which in turn could damage crop yields and the honey and beeswax industry.

Discusses the facts and myths associated with alligators and crocodiles, covering their behaviors, ancestors that lived alongside dinosaurs, and the comeback crocodiles have made despite threats to their lives and habitats.

Describes the physical characteristics and abilities of snakes, looks at how they climb, swim, and move across the ground, discusses their hunting abilities and eating behaviors, and explains how they reproduce.