Discovering nature

Describes where spiders live, how they spin webs, hunt for food, reproduce, and survive in a dangerous world.

Describes the physical and behavioral characteristics of a variety of worms.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of birds that depend on the sea for survival.

Describes the characteristics, habits, habitat, and life cycle of beetles and how some beetles help humans by eating pests that destroy crops while other beetles destroy crops, injure trees, and damage furniture.

Examines the characteristics, life cycle, and habitat of different types of flies and describes which flies are either helpful or harmful to plants and animals.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, food, and reproduction of snails and slugs.

Describes different types of flowering plants, where they grow and how they "breathe, " reproduce, and survive in harsh climates.

An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, natural environment, and relationship to human beings of the weasel.

Introduces the characteristics and behavior of the approximately 4000 species of songbirds, describing how they sing, and discussing their migration, their enemies, and their friends.

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycles, defenses, types, and behavior of bats.