Central Kansas Library System

Discusses turkeys, what they eat, where they sleep, and how they survive.

Text and pictures give the reader a glimpse into the owl's night world.

Offers a look into the world of frogs, describing how they grow from tadpoles to frogs, where they live, what they eat, and how to recognize frogs by the sounds they make.

An introduction to alligators presenting fascinating facts about these animals that live in swamps.

Saddle up! Fresh from an extensive trip out West, naturalist Jim Arnosky returned to his drawing table bursting with scenes to paint and information to share. He evokes the excitement of seeing buffalo, horses, sandhill cranes, prairie dogs, rattlesnakes, and other amazing animals in their natural settings in some of the best paintings he's ever done. Called "an inspired teacher" by Roger Tory Peterson, Jim Arnosky conveys information and easy, useful...

Presents paintings of twelve freshwater fish, including the carp, bass, and trout, and thirteen saltwater fish, including the flounder, tuna, swordfish, and seahorse.

The author describes and identifies winged predators, and explains why there are no feathers on a vulture's head, which bird is the deep-diving champ, and what makes an owl's wings perfectly silent in flight, in a text with fold-out pages.

An illustrated introduction to trees and woodlands with information on how to identify the bark and the leaves, the many ways that animals use trees, and how to read the individual history that shapes every tree.

Presents the author's choices for birds with which boys and girls under five should be familiar.