Shreeve, Elizabeth

"Armadillos are a hodgepodge of different animal parts and behaviors rarely seen together--in short they're oddballs! How did they become the burrowing, swimming, roly-poly, armored creatures we know today? This entertaining and informative picture book explores their behavior, biology, and evolution, pairing modern species like the adorable pink fairy armadillo, the chilling screaming hairy armadillo, and the iconic nine-banded armadillo, with their ancient counterpats, such as the horned armadillo, with its head spikes and chainmail-like skin, and the remarkable glyptodont, which could be as large as a car!"--from dust jacket.

Simple text and illustrations trace the evolution of life on Earth, from the survival of microbes for billions of years on an ocean-covered planet through the Cambrian Explosion, the emergence of reptiles and the rise of mammals.

Uncle Baxter is urging Hector to take over his profitable bee farm, but Hector does not really like bees and is reluctant to leave his home and friends--even for money and honey.

When Hector's brother Cosmo--and all of Cosmo's wumblepups--move in with Hector, Hector has to look out for all his nieces and nephews.

When a flood of water sweeps through his wumblebug hole, Hector is sad and sets off in search of a new place to live.

Hector Fuller is content as a bug can be until his home is taken over by a hopping flea circus, forcing Hector to find a new home.

Hector Fuller's uncle Baxter wants Hector to take over his bee farm, but there is only one problem: Hector doesn't like bees.

When Oliver's parents move into separate houses, he spends a lot of time looking out of windows with his pet lion as he adjusts to a new preschool and to living in two places.