Phillips, Dee

This fun book is crammed with photos, and brings you face-to-face with dozens of snakes, lizards, turtles and many other fascinating reptiles and amphibians.It's packed with facts about where they live, what they eat and how they grow and survive.

Moving back into town, Sam is mercilessly teased by Alisha while her friend Gaby looks on and does nothing to stop it.

Explains the life and habits of the desert tortoise.

Readers learn about the life and habits of kangaroo rats.

Young readers learn about the life and habits of burrowing owls.

It’s winter on the Arctic tundra. As a blizzard blows around them, a herd of reindeer is searching for food. The land is covered with snow, but the hungry deer know how to find a meal. Using their hard hooves, they dig down through the snow to find moss to eat. Filled with information perfectly suited to the abilities and interests of its primary-grade audience, this colorful, fact-filled book gives readers a chance not only to learn all about reindeer and how their bodies are adapted to the extreme cold, but also to develop their powers of observation and critical thinking. Built-in activities, such as describing a reindeer to someone who has never seen one will give readers a chance to gain, insights beyond the facts and figures.

Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the polar bear. Includes fact boxes, color photographs, an activity, a picture glossary, and further resources.

Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of collared lemmings. Includes fact boxes, color photographs, an activity, a glossary, and further resources.

"In this book, young readers will learn about the diet, life cycle, habitat and behavior of meerkats. Special emphasis is placed on its underground habitat"--Provided by publisher.

The diet, life cycle, behavior and habitat of wombats. Special emphasis is placed on the wombat's burrow habitat.