Stonehouse, Bernard

Presents an overview of the characteristic behavior, habits, and survival skills of various types of animals around the world.

Explores the struggle for survival through infancy of a variety of insects, amphibians, birds, reptiles, and mammals that receive limited or no parental care.

Describes the living conditions, plant and animal life, natural resources, exploration, and people of the North and South poles.

Describes the development of plant life on earth and discusses types of plants and the functions of their parts.

Pictures and text show how different animals use posture, plumage, or other natural decoration to warn, elude, or engage in courtship.

An introduction to predators on land, in the air, and in the water, highlighting the amazing range of adaptation employed to catch, subdue, and consume a living meal.

A look at the damage that snow, ice, and cold can cause and at measures that can be taken to minimize the destruction.