"Photographs of a baby alligator as it grows up are well matched here with a clear, accessible text full of interesting facts about alligator life"--Provided by publisher.
In northern Alaska, a female red fox takes care of her newborn litter, while her mate hunts, and as the pups grow, they venture farther outside the den, begin to play and fight to develop their survival and hunting skills, and prepare to leave home.
A baby harp seal is born in the Arctic Ocean with only his vigilant mother to care for him. As he grows, he begins to show a little curiosity about his world and learn of its perils.
Two polar bear cubs must leave the safety of the den and follow their mother through the frozen Arctic wilderness as she heads out to the sea ice to hunt for her first meal in many months.