Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats

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Simple text and bright photographs explain the concept of nocturnal animals for beginning readers.

Simple text and bright photographs explain the concept of endangered and threatened animals for beginning readers.

Simple text and bright photographs explain the concept of animal group behaviour for beginning readers.

Simple text and bright photographs explain the concept of animal communication for beginning readers.

Simple text and bright photographs explain the concept of living and non-living things for beginning readers.

Simple text and bright photographs explain the concept of food chains and webs for beginning readers.

Grey squirrels leap from high heights to move from tree to tree.

Rabbits race away from danger on the forest floor.

Red foxes prowl at night to look for food.

Have you ever had someone say you had an eagle eye?

With razor-sharp interlocking teeth and powerful jaws, piranhas are built for making a quick kill.

Who would win the Olympic gold medals if all the competitors were animals?

Who would win the Olympic gold medals if all the competitors were animals?

Who would win the Olympic gold medals if all the competitors were animals?

Baby chicks hatch.

Lions live up to their nickname of "e;kings of the jungle.

At about the height of large dogs, hyenas aren't the world's biggest predators.

Snakes, sharks, and spiders-oh my!

What happens when a lightning-fast praying mantis stares down a hungry giant hornet?

What happens when a stinging scorpion takes on a speedy centipede?

What happens when a deadly assassin bug takes on a lightning-fast ogre-faced spider?

What happens when a huge tarantula faces a dangerous tarantula hawk?

Ever wish you could swim with a great white shark?

Ever wish you could roar like a lion?

Boom!

Swing!

Hiss!

Yank!

Grunt!

Roar!

When you think "e;bird nest,"e; you think tree, correct?

Snowy owls make their homes in the icy white lands of the north.

Dark, quiet places like barns are these owls' favorite hideouts.

Big, stately great horned owls with their hooting call and big orange eyes are the owls of scary stories.

Starfish are amazing creatures!

Jellyfish aren't really fish at all!

Swim along with the clown fish on the reef.

Swim along with the regal tang on the reef.

Ever wish you could soar like an eagle?

Ever wish you could chomp like a crocodile?

Using their keen eyesight, amazing sense of smell, and sharp teeth and claws, tigers can stalk and kill prey twice their size.

With amazing speed and razor-sharp teeth, a shark is one of the deadliest hunters in the ocean.

With shocking speed, a crocodile can lunge at its prey and grab it with its strong jaws and razor-sharp teeth.

Some snakes squeeze their prey.

With bodies designed to help them hide in the water, killer whales roam the ocean in search of their next meal.

Using its amazing sense of smell, a grizzly bear can sniff out food from miles away.

*Longlisted for the 2025 Children's Wrainwright Prize for Non-Fiction*Take a tour of 20 unforgettable animal homes: unearth polar bear dens deep beneath the Arctic snow, soar above eagle nests as big as cars and marvel at the remoras that make themselves comfortable on the ocean's deadliest predators.

Robins is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos and succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable expert.

We are all fascinated by, and often wary of, the tiny animals that creep and crawl in our gardens or lurk in the dark corners of our homes, but how much do we really know about insects and their relatives?