Schick, Alice

Traces a family of gibbons from the Sumatran jungle to the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Describes the first three years of one gorilla cared for by its mother in the wild and of another cared for by a zoo.

Discusses the mating and nesting habits of the peregrine falcon and the attempts to save these birds from extinction by breeding them in captivity.

Relates how post rider Israel Bissell rode from Lexington to Philadelphia spreading the news of the battle that began the Revolution.

Details the lives of lions, leopards, and cheetahs from birth through adulthood in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park and describes man's role in protecting the future of these cats.

A retelling of the famous monster tale.

Having deduced the double indentity of Count Dracula, a wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.