migration

An investigation of animal instincts, looking at the migration behaviors of humpback whales which swim three thousand miles to mate, examining the homing instinct and hibernation of bears, and discussing the parenting skills of primates.

Simple text and pictures explain the winter survival techniques of various animals, including whales, bears, frogs, bees, foxes, and chipmunks.

Spin, National Geographic's globe-on-the-go, explores the homes of various animals and how they build their habitations, and also looks at migrating animals.

Looks at migration as one of nature's cycles, discussing what it is, when and why it occurs, and the animals that migrate.

The kids from Ms. Frizzle's class learn lessons about the life of salmon when their teacher turns her Magic School Bus into a mechanized fish.

Missuk, welcoming the migrating flocks of snow geese back home to the land of the Northern Lights, makes a series of imprints in the snow, and when her father becomes lost when a storm comes up while he is out hunting, her shapes in the snow lead him home.

Swimming against the current and avoiding fishing nets and predators, Sockeye Salmon travels from the Pacific Ocean through Puget Sound, the Ballard Locks Canal, Lake Union, Lake Washington, and up the Cedar River to return to his birthplace and spawn.

Examines facts and theories about the seasonal migrations of birds, some of which fly thousands of miles each year.

Explores migration through water, discussing salmon, sea turtles, whales, sharks, and northern elephant seals; and discusses reasons animals migrate. Includes a glossary and a list of resources.