parental behavior in animals

Follows a mother bear and her young cubs through two warm summers and two snowy winters.

Explains how cows, elephants, macaques, and acorn woodpeckers function as babysitters, thus helping animal parents raise their young.

Introduces the birth, development, care, feeding, and characteristics of baby fish.

Text and illustrations describe how baby animals are aided by their mothers in moving from place to place.

Discusses how different animal babies, including cheetahs, lemurs, and African elephants, survive the early stages of their lives and grow up, with photographs.

Describes the many ways that animal parents care for their young and try to ensure their survival to adulthood.

Simple text and pictures show the variety of ways in which animal parents transport their young.

When summer nears its end in Antarctica, emperor penguins bound out of the water and gather together to begin a long march. They march to their nesting ground 100 miles away. When they arrive, each penguin chooses a mate and starts a family.

Text and photographs discuss the reproduction habits of insects, reptiles, birds and mammals.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text help students learn how animal mothers interact with their children.