Perry, Phyllis Jean

Discusses crickets and grasshoppers, including katydids and locusts, all insects that are known for their sounds and their hopping abilities.

Presents an introduction to buffalo, provides information on their appearance, behaviors, habitats, and history, and discusses efforts to save the buffalo from extinction.

A mother panda, Liling, and her one-year-old cub, Tengfei, struggle to survive when an earthquake destroys their nature reserve home.

Details twenty-five experiments demonstrating the structure, environmental needs, and life processes of plants.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior patterns of cats that live in cold, snowy environments, including snow leopards, Siberian tigers, and cougars.

Describes the history of ballooning from its origins in eighteenth-century France to today.

Describes the physical characteristics and behaviors of starfish and sea horses.