Arnosky, Jim

Long Spikes, a deer who is orphaned as a yearling when his mother is killed, grows to maturity and displaces the old one-eyed buck from his position as dominant male.

Provides drawings of landscapes, plants, animals, and other aspects of nature, accompanied by comments from the artist on how and why he drew them.

Explains how to find and understand the signs made by animals around water, in the woods, and in the snow.

Discusses the deer that inhabit North and Central America, including information about their life cycles, eating habits, and habitats.

Provides information about alligators, discussing what they look like, their length and longevity, care of their young, voice, eating and hunting habits, and mobility.

Mother rabbit's five babies hop out of her nest to nibble clover, meet grasshoppers, spiders, and bees, play tag, and run for shelter when it rains.

Illustrations and text describe some of the many things that can be found on a walk along a beach, including coconuts, shark teeth, jellyfish, crabs and different kinds of shells.

Shows two young otters frolicking and feeding in a pond.

A song about the time Big Jim had pencil and sketchbook in hand while following the trail of a huge bull moose but dropped his art supplies when he climbed a tree for safety.

While their mother is away from the den, four little foxes play in the sunlight.