Describes how desert plants adapt to their environment with its extreme temperatures, occasional downpour, almost constant drought, unrelenting sun, and shifting sands.
Describes the grassland ecology of the great plains of the world with their various landscapes such as the savannah, the tundra, the steppe, and the great American plains.
Describes the ways in which each of the five senses benefits a variety of animals, from the far-ranging, food-sighting vision of vultures to the sensitive, wave-detecting chin hairs of seals.
Explains the sense of sight including information on how the eye works, which animals can see colors, and the different types and functions of eyes in birds, reptiles, and underwater creatures.
Presents information on how the ear works, on the hearing ability of various mammals, birds, and insects, and on the secret language of elephants and whales.
Discusses the sense which enables some animals to detect their prey, search for food, signal danger, or find their way back to where they had been long ago.
