Batten, Mary

Describes the structure and behavior of various carnivorous plants, including the Venus fly trap, sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort.

Provides information about the physical characteristics and behavior of various species of sharks and accounts of the not-so-common attacks of sharks on humans.

Follows anthropologist A. Magdalena Hurtado as she lives with and studies the Ache Indians of Paraguay, as well as discussing how and why she became an anthropologist.

Contains an introduction to bioluminescence in ocean life, explaing how it works, and giving examples of sea creatures that glow, such as ostracods, Bermuda fire worms, and flashlight fish.

Explores how and why plants and animals enter ecosystems to which they are not native, as well as the consequences of these invasions for other animals, plants, and humans.

Describes the structure and behavior of various carnivorous plants, including the Venus flytrap, sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort.

Describes how a wolf pup grows through its first year with its siblings and other members of its pack.

Introduces the important roles that some animal fathers play in the development of their offspring, with examples of specific kinds of birds, mammals, and other creatures that thrive under a father's care.

Describes the sleep behaviors of a variety of animals, including mountain gorillas, bats, dolphins, and others.

Explores how and why plants and animals enter ecosystems to which they are not native, as well as the consequences of these invasions for other animals, plants, and humans.