Avett, Harper

Readers will love this book about the great backyard beast of the American Southeast—the American alligator. This volume introduces readers to the alligators’ habitat, behavior, and anatomy. Readers will also learn about the threat alligators pose to people, and how people are a threat to alligators through habitat destruction and hunting. Exciting text is paired with amazing color photographs that bring readers face-to-face with this armored animal.

Simple text and color illustrations introduce the bald eagle, the national bird of the United States.

Text and photographs introduce wild boars to young readers, with facts about the wild boar's diet, range, defenses, and habitat.

"Readers will love learning about how coyotes live in the wild, including their diet, behavior, and life cycle. They'll also learn about how coyotes sometimes live and scavenge in towns and cities, making them some of the most common wild canines to run into. Brilliant color photographs and exciting text give readers a close-up look into the life of a coyote"--Amazon.com.

Explores Massachusetts' history during its time as a British colony.