Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of giant pandas.

Panda offers children a fascinating and detailed portrait of this gentle forest dweller. The clear text introduces young readers to this native of the bamboo forests in central China's mountainous highlands and describes the giant panda's unique physical characteristics. It discusses how Pandas are raised in zoos and details the worldwide efforts now underway to save the species from extinction.

A close up look at these awe-inspiring black and white sea mammals.

Describes how mother zoo animals feed, clean, protect, and play with their babies.

Text and photographs examine the work of scientists studying the fossil remains of prehistoric animals found in the La Brea tar pits.

Describes the formation, geography, ecology, and inhabitants of the isolated Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean.

The arctic wind howls, but the two polar bear cubs are warm inside their den. They snuggle tight against their mother and drink her milk. Three months later, they tumble outside for their first walk in the snow. Bundle up and find out what happens in a polar bear's world.

Informative and engaging, Giraffe offers a close-up look at this gentle giant of the African plains. A clear text and forty extraordinary full-color photographs highlight the giraffe's unusual physical features and present a fascinating view of its day-to-day life and behavior, both in captivity and in the wild.

This delightful series of board books is aimed at the very young children. The bright pictures and their patches of different textures, are designed to develop sensory and language awareness.

Get to Know the Earth's Many Forms with Dozens of Fun and EasyProjects From finding directions by the stars, to mapping your neighborhood,to making an earthquake in a box, you'll have a great time learningabout the world with The Geography Book. You'll find out how todetermine location on the Earth, how maps can provide us with awide range of information, how different landforms were created,how water has helped shape the Earth, and much more. Using simple materials you'll be able to find around the house orin your neighborhood, you'll be able to create things like a giantcompass rose, a balloon globe, a contour potato, a map puzzle, anda tornado in a jar. So get ready for a fascinating trip around theglobe.