Zim, Herbert Spencer

A guide to North American insects which gives popular name, describes life and reproduction cycles and feeding habits, and includes a range guide.

Includes information on collecting and identifying minerals, and sections on metallic, nonmetallic, gem and rock-forming minerals, and on igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

Sections on turtles, lizards, snakes, alligators and crocodiles, frogs and toads, and salamanders give information on description, habits and range for each species common in the United States.

A general introduction to the monkey families of the old and new worlds, their behavior in the wild, and the special attention they need in captivity.

A brief introduction to alligators and crocodiles, less dangerous than supposed, living fossils from the Age of Reptiles.

A guide to North American insects which gives popular name, describes life and reproduction cycles and feeding habits, and includes a range guide.

Includes information on collecting and identifying minerals, and sections on metallic, nonmetallic, gem and rock-forming minerals, and on igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

Describes the whale's structure and adaptation to water life as a mammal, telling how it breathes, dives, feeds and mates, and briefly notes the importance of the whaling industry.