Bender, Lionel

Examines kangaroos and other pouched mammals, where they live, what they eat, and how they survive.

Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.

Examines heat and drought, looking at their causes and effects, places where they commonly occur, and things people can do to prepare for such emergencies.

Provides an introduction to different types of invertebrates including sponges, starfish, snails, spiders, and insects. Diagrams and charts illustrate important points about each animal group.

Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.

Describes the strange and wonderful animals that inhabit the twilight world of the oceans' depths, including the viper fish, lantern fish, and tube worm.

Explains why some animals are more active at night and examines the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of such nocturnal animals as bats, frogs, toads, marsupials, and others.