True tales

Presents true stories of encounters between people and animals, telling of a dolphin rescue, a woman who trains dogs to chase geese, a jogger's run-in with two mountain lions, and a government-run elephant camp.

Presents true stories of the social behaviors of animals, looking at food sharing among vampire bats, the traffic patterns followed by ants, herring bubbles, and communication between hornbill birds and their monkey neighbors.

Follows scientists as they explore the habitats, physical characteristics, and behaviors of sunfish, great white sharks, mandrills, and fossas.

Presents a children's book for early readers that describes interesting things about sea turtles, alligators, scrub jays, and apes called "lion killers.".

Introduces how scientists study and learn from natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, El Nino, and volcanoes.

Describes four animal heroes: Ginny, a dog who helps cats; Scarlett, a cat who rescued her kittens from fire; Lulu, a pig who found help for her ill owner; and Dorado, a guide dog who led his owner out of the collapsing World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Presents a study of the discovery of the first microscope and discusses the various forms of life that can be seen through one.

Examines the success of four young people who overcame adversity and played an important role in sports featuring the stories of Nadia Comaneci, Rudy Garcia-Tolsen, Gavonnah Williams, and Grant Paulsen.