Arnold, Caroline

Recounts the love story behind the building of the Taj Mahal in India, discussing how it was constructed and providing information on Indian culture.

Describes animals of the African plains, forests, jungles, and deserts, and explains how each is able to adapt to its special environment.

As oceans grow warmer, corals die and reefs cannot provide shelter for the many organisms that live there. From golden toads to polar bears, the effects of global warming on wildlife are examined.

When animal catchers come to the forest looking for the scary-looking, but very kindly, Hodag to take him to a zoo, a group of lumberjacks must find a way to protect their friend.

Explores the nature of the El Ni?o current and its effects on people and wildlife.

Describes the geographic features of mountains, plants and animals that live there, and how to climb mountains.

Describes some of the plants and animals that live in the forest and how the forest changes with each new season.

A color-illustrated examination of the connections between birds and dinosaurs that describes prehistoric birds; similarities between bird skeletons and some fossilized dinosaur skeletons; Chinese fossils that suggest that some dinosaurs had feather-like coverings; and theories on why dinosaurs may have had feathers.

Describes the characteristics and habitats of giraffes and discusses life for these animals at a large open-air wildlife park in New Jersey.