Nature Nonfiction

Brr! Polar bears live in cold places. Learn other things about these animals inside this book.

Can you train your fish? Can you pet them? Learn more about pet fish with these fun and informative questions and answers.

Ostriches can't fly, but they can run! Learn about how these birds survive in their desert home.

Baboons are some of the biggest members of the monkey family. From food to homes to behavior, learn the facts on these tailless primates!

Who's that hiding in the tree? It's a panda! Listen to learn more about giant pandas.

Snort and grunt. Roll in mud. Pigs are at home on the farm.

This book takes a very simple look at the Triceratops dinosaur, examining what it looked like, what it ate, how it behaved, and its special skills and features such as the horns on its head. The book also discusses how we know about Triceratops today, showing where fossils are found and how scientists put them together.

Sheep have important roles to play out on the farm. Listeners learn all about a sheep's physical features, diet, life cycle, and what life is like on the farm.

Red foxes prowl at night to look for food. The pointed-nosed predators hunt alone. Discover more about these clever animals, their life cycle, appearance, and diet.

As part of the unique science Know-It-Alls! series that features interesting science facts, this audiobook puts the spotlight on bugs! Did you know that insects have a special body? All insects have a hard shell on the outside called an exoskeleton. Awesome narration and sound effects plus many interesting facts make this audiobook fun and exciting for young science enthusiasts age four and up!

With unequaled insight and brio, David Brooks, the New York Times columnist and bestselling author of Bobos in Paradise, has long explored and explained the way we live. Now, with the intellectual curiosity and emotional wisdom that make his columns among the most read in the nation, Brooks...

Do you suffer from “Pony Fever”? Have you been waiting a long time to add a horse to your family? Have you carefully considered a match between you and your new equine buddy? Have you decided exactly where he’s going to live and how you’re going to keep him happy? Do you have moments when the idea of bringing a horse into your life is scary? Horses are unlike any other animal companion. They’re too big to live in your house, so they have to live in specialized homes of their own.

A killer whale launches into the air creating a huge wave as it crashes back into the ocean. Find out how these great mammals live in the freezing waters of the Arctic. Learn what killer whales eat, and how they work together to hunt.

For Zeb Hogan, bigger is better - especially when it comes to fish. From sawfish to alligator gars to giant stingrays, Zeb's on a mission to save the world's freshwater giants. In this cool Chapter book, you'll join Zeb on amazing - and true - adventures with supersize swimmers.

Baby animals come in many shapes and sizes. Some babies look like their parents. Other baby animals need time to grow.

Have you ever wondered how fast a T-Rex could really run, or how much a Triceratops weighed? How about how long a Brontosaurus's neck was, or how high a Velociraptor could jump? Maybe you've just wanted to learn more about the dinosaurs you've seen in your favorite movies and TV shows, or heard about in other books. Well If you have, then you've come to the right place!

Jim was a South African railway inspector in the late 1800s who lost his legs in an accident while at work. Unable to perform all his tasks with his disability but desperate to keep his job, Jim discovered a brilliant solution, a baboon named Jack. Jim trained Jack to help him both at home and at the depot.

Jellyfish aren't really fish at all! These spineless sea-dwellers use their umbrella-shaped bells to swim, while their long tentacles sting prey. Learn what they eat and how they survive in the big ocean.

You're swimming in the ocean when you see a fin cutting through the water toward you. Shark! Although they have the upperhand in their watery home, some people have encountered shark attacks and have lived to show their scars. These true stories detail the amazing events of people who endured a shark attack and survived.

In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls, they immediately dispatched a patrol rescue boat. But within an hour, the Coast Guard rescue boat was in as much trouble as the tanker - both paralyzed in unrelenting seas. Enter Captain Frank Quirk, who was compelled to act. Gathering his crew of four, Quirk plunged his 49-foot steel boat, the Can Do, into the blizzard.