Bobbie Kalman

This work is for ages 9-14. Many breathtaking new photos highlight this newly revised edition. New information includes environmental concerns over the effects of mining in highland villages. Readers will love this tour that includes Lake Titicaca, the mighty Amazon, and Colca Canyon. Topics include: the Andes Mountains and other natural wonders; traces of ancient cultures at Machu Picchu and Nazca; Lima, Arequipa, and Peru's other major cities; farming and fishing; environmental effects of logging, oil drilling, farming, and tourism on the rainforest; the llama, jaguar, and other wildlife.

Describes how frogs develop from eggs to tadpoles to froglets to adult frogs.

Every fascinating stage in a wolf pup's development determines its future in the family pack. Children will be amazed by the different types of wolves, how they prepare for the birth of pups, a pup’s introduction to the hunt, challenges to pack structure, and the dangers wolves face in the wild.

The constantly changing ecosystems of salt and freshwater wetlands support an amazing variety of wildlife species. Children will be intrigued by the fascinating animals that depend on wetlands, such as alligators and hippopotamuses, and the plants that grow there. This engaging book investigates swamps, salt marshes, and flood plains, the many plants and animals that live in wetlands, and the threats to these ecosystems and their wildlife.

Ancient Native peoples, Spanish conquest, Independence and Revolution, criollos and Native Mexicans today, overpopulation and street children, family life, Native and Spanish costumes, ponchos and sombreros, school, village life and city living, Mexico's heroes

The competitive world of horseback riding starts with caring for horses. Children will learn about the daily care of horses and the basics of horseback riding including equipment, mounting and dismounting, turning, stopping, trotting, and cantering.

Explains how animals use a combination of color, patterns, and shape to blend in with the environment and escape the notice of predators and prey.

Children love horses! Today, there are more than 300 different breeds around the world! What is a Horse? explores the family tree of horses and their equine relatives including their physiology, feeding habits, the birth of a foal, "horse sense", and horses in the wild.

Plants provide people and animals with food, shelter, and even oxygen. Plants help us live and grow, but how does a plant grow? Where do plants grow? What is a Plant? introduces young readers to a variety of plant types, including ferns, carnivorous plants, mosses, and trees. This fact-filled book explains: •photosynthesis •different methods of reproduction •how seeds germinate and grow •which types of plants grow in different climates •how plants defend themselves

Dogs are believed to be the first animals to live with people as pets. What is a Dog? explains how these once-wild members of the animal kingdom still use their senses and instincts in daily living as well as in helping people. This book describes: •the dog family tree •a dog’s body •super senses •the complex social order of dogs •categories of dogs

Describes ways in which marine mammals have adapted to ocean habitats, including physiology, reproduction, diet, and other behavior

Young readers will go bananas for What is a Primate? From the lemurs of Madagascar to the gentle gorillas of Africa, this book describes the reproduction, communication, feeding, and complex social structures of these amazing animals.

Introduces the different qualities and aspects of living things, including people, other animals, and plants, and covering such topics as breathing, feeding, energy, growth, locomotion, and reproduction

An alphabetical introduction to different types of musical instruments, describing their origins and how to play them.

Delightful text and colorful illustrations with information-packed captions highlight colonial life from clothing accessories to the various trades that occupied the people of the 18th century. More than just a picture book, young readers will learn about apothecaries, outbuildings, wigmakers, education and Jamestown, the first capital of England's colonies in North America. Activities such as matching illustrated shop signs to their trades is a fun way to learn about colonial life.

This book is suitable for children aged 6-12 years. While most fish eggs become food for other animals, the male seahorse guards its eggs in a special pouch until they hatch! This exciting book explains the basic concept of the life cycle in an easy-to-understand way for children. Fascinating examples explain both plant and animal life including: insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and underwater life; the process from seed or egg through birth, growth, reproduction, and death; and, the dangers to existing life cycles from man and other predators.

A simple introduction to food chains and webs, featuring both herbivores and carnivores and discussing energy, food production, and decomposition in various ecosystems

An alphabet book introducing occupations oriented to the community, including emergency workers, medical workers, the service industry, and business.

This title is intended for ages 6-12. This book teaches the basic rules as well as the exceptions that help children understand differences between mammals and other living things. It contains amazing full-colour photographs which feature a large variety of mammals including apes, elephants, rodents, and bats and help identify: those mammals that lay eggs; mammals with a pouch; placental mammals, such as humans.

This title is intended for ages 6-12. Few books explain the scientific classification of animals as well as this one. All creatures, including insects, mammals, and fish, are classified and described from simple animals like sponges to the larger brained mammals such as humans. Young readers will learn: all the basics of kingdoms and species that form an important foundation for the study of biology; the threat to habitats by illegal hunting, human development, and pollution; how readers can help prevent their destruction.