Discusses habitats of the various animals that inhabit Africa.

Introduces the animal kingdom, showing and describing the main groups of animals and discussing their anatomy, habitats, reproduction, and classification.

Describes the work of field scientists who study animals in their natural habitats, discussing the challenges of finding the animals, tracking them, and recording data about them.

Describes the unique light phenomena of the Alaskan Arctic and the way animals adapt to the temperature and daylight changes each month of the year.

Offers information about hippopotamuses, including where they live, what they eat, and what they look like.

Describes why so many people choose to work in occupations that put their lives on the line.

Offers information about zebras, including where they live, what they eat, and what they look like.

Ms. Frizzle and her class explore the different animals that live at the north and south poles, including polar bears, penguins, snowy owls, blue whales, and more.

See the animal kingdom up close and personal in this ultimate reference book for children. Filled with more than 700 photographs, habitat maps, and illustrations, Animals A Children's Encyclopedia helps children and parents learn about the rich variety of animal life on our planet. Meet the deadliest, largest, friendliest, fastest and downright strangest animals known to man, and discover what they look like, where they live, what they do, what they...