Hodgkins, Fran

Outlines some of the problems caused by the increasing interaction of suburban dwellers and animals we think of as wild, such as deer, bears, coyotes, and bats, and discusses the need for local strategies to deal with these problems.

Explores the history of flight, discussing the many ways people tried to fly, and explains the science of flight.

A simple introduction to the work photographers do, tools they use, skills they need, necessary schooling, and their importance to the communities they serve.

Provides information about pilots, discussing what they do, where they work, what they wear, the tools they use, and how they learn their job; and includes instructions for making a paper airplane.

A simple introduction to the work dental hygienists do, tools they use, necessary schooling, and their importance to the communities they serve.

Tells the true story of the twenty-five-year friendship between Harry Goodridge, a harbormaster in Rockport, Maine, and Andr?, a seal pup taken in by Harry in 1961.

Presents a scientific study of why so many whales become stranded in shallow water.