Zim, Herbert Spencer

Guide to familiar American birds, with pictures, habitat study, and geographical locations.

Sections on turtles, lizards, snakes, alligators and crocodiles, frogs and toads, and salamanders give information on description, habits and range for each species common in the United States.

Describes the research of scientists to determine the nature of ocean waves resulting from tides, earthquakes and volcanoes.

A guide to 458 species of animals and plants found along the seashore includes algae, flowering plants, worms,sponges, starfish, anthropods, shellfish, and birds.

A general introduction to the monkey families of the old and new worlds, their behavior in the wild, and the special attention they need in captivity.

A brief introduction to alligators and crocodiles, less dangerous than supposed, living fossils from the Age of Reptiles.