food

"I'm a sea otter and I live in the ocean off North America. Read about my life in the Pacific Ocean, what I like to eat, and how I raise my young. Find out what makes me such an expert swimmer and how I keep warm in cold water."-- P. [4] of cover.

Both the Clydesdale and miniature horse were bred over generations to make them the sizes they are today. What effects has this breeding had on the horses, and can one be considered better than the other? By presenting clear facts, this book will help readers develop their critical thinking skills as they learn to compare and contrast.

Tells what food the Indians gave us.

This book explains the transfer of energy between living things known as the food chain in a way that allows any reader to grasp the scientific principles behind food chains and food webs. The diets of herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are explained, as well as other types of diets, and the flow of energy between these groups.

You may not believe it, but skuas are truly some of the most disgusting creatures on the planet. Not only do these birds eat baby penguins and rotting flesh, but they harass other birds until they throw up in fear. Then they eat the vomit. Readers will be thrilled to learn more about these animals and their gross eating habits.

Vultures are huge birds known for feeding on the rotting, dead carcasses of animals. Vultures have many unique adaptations that allow them to thrive on their rotting diets, teeming with bacteria, maggots, and other gross by-products of the decaying corpse. Readers will be fascinated by these giant birds.

These scary spiders carry their newborn babies on their backs. A facts spread and informative text fill this book with similar details to introduce this family of spiders to readers. Observe several species of wolf spiders in frightening, close-up photographs.

Explains how the sun's energy travels through plants and animals along a path called the food chain, discussing producers and consumers, how nothing is wasted, how scientists study food chains, and more.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore what various animals, from an armadillo in an underground restaurant to a wallaby in a sandwich shop, might choose to eat.