"Conventional wisdom is that wild animals are being wiped out. But conventional wisdom skips some important details. Wildlife is rebounding. Not everywhere. Not every species. But a handful of wildlife populations have reached numbers unimaginable in a century. Red deer in Europe, bison in North America, humpback whales in the Atlantic. They have all seen their populations explode. They are back from the brink, numbering in the tens, or even hundreds,...

"An elephant eats, giraffes drink, a warthog digs, and a boy plays, reads, and dreams."--

"When a good friend with a severe illness wrote, asking if he might have his "green burial" at Bernd Heinrich's hunting camp in Maine, it inspired the acclaimed biologist/author to investigate a subject that had long fascinated him. How exactly does the animal world deal with the flip side of the life cycle? And what are the lessons, ecological to spiritual, raised by a close look at how the animal world renews itself? Heinrich focuses his wholly...

This book is packed full of facts and beautiful illustrations to engage young children with animals and the natural world. It includes information on animals from all over the world, what they look like, where they live, and what they eat.

A very simple look at how animals fit in their environments.

"Featuring stunning illustrations and immersive text and focusing on the individual characteristics of different regions across the country, this is the definitive nonfiction picture book about the wildlife of the United States, geared especially for young readers"--

"Due to common misconceptions about their nature, mountain lions have been targeted both by farmers who consider them a threat to their livestock, and sportsmen who hunt them as a trophy kill. In truth, this majestic cat is necessary to the survival of its entire ecosystem. Complete with full-color photographs that make the information pop, this enlightening text explores key curricular science concepts including interdependence, predator-prey relationships,...

"Can you imagine a mammal that lives without ever drinking water, or a frog that freezes solid but can still thaw out and hop away? This book reveals the extraordinary ways certain animals are able to survive in some of the harshest environments on our planet!"--

"This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers, illustrated with photographs throughout, explores how animals are fighting the climate crisis by living, breathing and pooping."--

Discover how all the living things in this ecosystem depend on each other and their habitat for survival.