Animal families

Simple text and photos explore the family life of meerkats.

Presents an evolutional and historical accounting of the cat family, as well as the physical attributes, life expectancies, native environments, and daily habits of its major members.

Simple text compares and contrasts members of the dolphin family in terms of where they live, body features, eating habits, and size.

Simple text compares and contrasts members of the dog family in terms of where they live, body features, eating habits, and size. Species featured include foxes, African hunting dogs, dingoes, coyotes, black-backed jackals, gray wolves, and domestic dogs.

Simple text compares and contrasts members of the horse family in terms of where they live, body features, eating habits, and size. Species featured include zebras, onagers, African wild asses, donkeys, Przewalski's horses, and domesticated horses.

Discusses the history, physical characteristics, and native environments of various wild and domestic members of the horse family.

An introduction to penguins, including their colonies, where they find mates, raise their young, and huddle together against icy winds.

Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of penguins, birds of the southern hemisphere who are excellent swimmers.

Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of both African and Asian elephants.

Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of prairie dogs, playful and sociable rodents of the Great Plains.