organisms

Teaches children the differences between living and nonliving things in habitats around the world and explains how they can determine if something is living through a series of simple questions.

Monsters Gertude and Reginald help teach children about living and nonliving things.

Discusses the diversity, anatomy, and survival characteristics of animal and plant life around the world, covering topics such as single-celled organisms, jointed legs, waste disposal, nervous systems, and hunting techniques, with photographs and diagrams.

Complete with annotated illustrations that clarify complex structures and life processes, this volume surveys the parts, characteristics, and classifications of various living things and explores the evolution of life in general.

Discusses some of the strange things found in nature, including insect-eating plants, electric fish, swarming animals, and more.