Neal Layton

An alien child's quest to take a photograph of a "mysterious creature known as a human" has an unexpected result when a search through an Earth zoo brings an encounter with a gorilla.

Oscar and Arabella, two woolly mammoths, take drastic measures when summer keeps getting hotter and hotter and hotter.

In a delightful reversal of roles, this tender, funny, topsy-turvy story follows the adventures of a small dog and his pet girl (or is it really a small girl and her pet dog?)

Animals adapt to their surroundings for survival. Learn how they survive in conditions that humans never would. Are you ready for the competition? From the persevering emperor penguins of the South Pole to the brave bacteria inside bubbling volcanoes, from the hardy reptiles of the driest deserts to the squash-proof creatures of the deepest seabeds, animals have adapted to survive in conditions that would kill a human faster than you can say "coffin."...

An introduction to parasites featuring humorous illustrations. Describes how ticks, tapeworms, and other parasites live on or in the bodies of other animals.

This book uses cartoon-style art and geometry to explain the relationship between an animal's size and its abilities.

Malcolm is in all ways an ordinary ten-year-old. This is a perfectly ordinary story featuring one perfectly ordinary ten year old, his very bossy uncle, some baked beans, a school which tries to make interesting things BORING, the famed Italian city of Ponky, and a genie who appears when you rub your nose. It also includes lots of very useful facts, many of which are untrue.