Exploring nature

Presents over one hundred fifty full-color illustrated photographs on the history and life cycles of the various species of turtles and tortoises around the world and describes their individual characteristics, habits, and behaviors.

A photographic celebration of wildflowers, providing general information about structure, shape, color, scent, and pollination; and looking at species specific to mountain areas, waysides and woodlands, coasts and wetlands, tropical forests, and deserts.

Presents a variety of facts about snakes and reptiles from around the world from boa constrictors and pythons to iguanas and crocodiles. Highlights their typical physical features and behaviors as well as which are poisonous. Includes resources for further information and color photographs.

Explores the similarities and differences of butterflies and moths. Highlights their life cycle and typical physical features and behaviors. Includes resources for further information and color photographs.

A photographic celebration of spiders, providing information about their physical structure and growth, silk production and web-building, fangs and venom, camouflage, webs, tunnels, traps, courtship and reproduction, and self-defense.

A photographic celebration of frogs, providing information about their basic physical characteristics, habits and behavior, feeding, defense, locomotion, communication, courtship and mating, and the process of metamorphosis.

Contains a collection of illustrated photographs depicting rocks and minerals in their natural state as well as in informative cross-section views.

Presents a collection of full-color illustrated photographs that examines a variety of species of insects from around the world.

A comprehensive guide to spiders that discusses the complex inner workings of a spider's body and how they stalk their prey.

Explores the natural history of lizards and discusses their survival tactics in the wild.