Petrie, Kristin

Presents an introduction to Risso's dolphins, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on their physical description, habitat, eating habits, and survival in the wild. Includes glossary.

Presents an introduction to Ganges River dolphins, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on their physical description, habitat, eating habits, and survival in the wild. Includes glossary.

Presents an introduction to Chinese river dolphins, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on their physical description, habitat, eating habits, and survival in the wild. Includes glossary.

Discusses the different types of carbohydrates, which foods provide them, how the body uses them, and their importance in a healthy diet.

Looks at the life of fifteenth-century conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon, discussing his youth, his participation in Columbus' second voyage, and his own career of exploration in the New World.

Photographs, illustrations, and maps describe the life of John Smith, who helped to settle the Jamestown colony in 1607.

Examines the lives of explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, discussing Marquette's youth and training as a priest, and his mission work in Canada, looking at Jolliet's travels and love of adventure, and chronicling their exploration of the upper Mississippi River.

Examines the life and explorations of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, discussing his youth in fifteenth-century Spain, his early travels, and his search for the Pacific Ocean.

Text and photographs describe the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the nocturnal fennec foxes of Africa's northern desert region.