Jim Arnosky

There are many babies in the bayou, and even though they might have sharp white teeth, hard shells, webbed feet, or quick claws, their mothers still need to protect them.

Rhyming text invites the reader to imagine being a hungry raccoon, crocodile, shark, whale, or panda bear while learning what each creature enjoys eating.

Explains how to identify venomous snakes and their harmless cousins, where to find a 200-pound lizard, how to avoid becoming an alligator's lunch and features snake fangs, alligator claws, and turtle shells--all life-size! "Snake fangs, alligator claws, and turtle shells-- all life-size! Go belly down on the ground, eye to reptilian eye, with acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky. Through large gatefolds and marvelously detailed, realistic art, he takes...

An illustrated introduction to the appearance and habits of various butterflies and moths.

Discusses the deer that inhabit North and Central America, including information about their life cycles, eating habits, and habitats.

Every autumn a bear shows up behind the farm, and goes through a series of routines before finding a den among the hilltop boulders where he sleeps all winter long.

When Grandfather Buffalo, the oldest bull of the herd, trails behind the group, he finds that he is joined by a newborn calf.

Discusses the life cycle, habitats, and behavior of rattlesnakes and depicts the different kinds.

Acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky will bring out your inner explorer as he explains why a puffer swells up like a bballoon, how sharks locate prey in the darkness, and why some fish like to swim in the shadow of a manatee.

A mouse counts objects from one to ten on the way to the beach and back again.