Wechsler, Doug

Presents the habitat, physical characteristics, eating habits, and behavior of different varieties of boa constrictors.

A color-illustrated overview of poison dart frogs, describing their toxicity, their use in poison darts, their warning colors, and their feeding and mating habits.

In text and color photographs, meet some of the unusual insects and find out why they have such flashy colors, curious shapes, and peculiar life cycles. See how these adaptations help insects fend off enemies, feed themselves, or survive in a harsh environment.

Full-color illustrated photographs describe the frogs, salamanders, and other animals that live in a vernal pool.

Text and photographs explore the unique habits of birds from our back yards and around the world.

Introduces bald eagles, the symbol of the United States, describing their physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of this large scavenger bird.

Describes the appearance, food, nests, migration, and other behavioral characteristics of the osprey, also know as the fishhawk.

Describes the physical traits and behavioral habits of this bird of prey.

Introduces red-tailed hawks and describes their physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle.