Describes the harsh conditions in the oceans around the North and South Poles and the variety of creatures that live in them.

Describes extinct or endangered animals of the mountains, deserts, and grasslands including the Tasmanian wolf, giant panda, and snow leopard.

Take a trip around the world to discover the busy animals active during the day, and the magical creatures that come out at night in twelve unique habitats in this extensive exploration of the natural world. This book's fun flip-book format gives readers two books in one. Beginning with the daytime, children can explore the biodiversity of a huge range of landscapes. Readers can then flip the book and arrive at extraordinary night-time scenes where...

Briefly describes a variety of animals, including lemurs, apes and monkeys, parrots, and elephants, which are endangered or already extinct as a result of man's destruction of their forest habitats or man's poaching and hunting.

"An illustrated exploration of the evolution of Earth's plants and animals."--

Offers the ecotraveler and the armchair traveler alike an invaluable overview of South America and a practical guide to its best wildlife sites.

Briefly describes a variety of animals, including lemurs, apes and monkeys, parrots, and elephants, which are endangered or already extinct as a result of man's destruction of their forest habitats or man's poaching and hunting.

Provides photographs and information about sharks, looking at shark biology and behavior, the great white, requiem sharks, hammerheads, and more.

Provides detailed descriptions of hundreds of world records in pop culture, sports, science, and other categories, each with a photograph.