Biel, Timothy L

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, infancy, and future of the polar bear.

Text and photos introduce the incredible and beautiful hummingbird.

Examines the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of deer, few of which live to be five years old.

Discusses the habits and behavior of wild dogs, including the gray wolf, jackal, dingo, fennec, bat-eared fox, and coyote.

Discusses the family of mammals that is made up of skunks, weasels, minks, badgers, otters, ferrets, wolverines, and martens.

A biography of the Frankish warrior and king who built a great empire in western Europe.

Identifies many types of turtles, describing physical characteristics, habits, and habitats.

Describes the destruction of the city of Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, and how its rediscovery nearly 1700 years later provided information about life in the Roman Empire.

Describes the social and economic conditions in medieval Europe at the outbreak of the Black Death and the causes and effects of the epidemic.

Discusses the physical description, habits, behavior, and future of owls, using numerous pictures.