Bent Northrop Memorial Library

What is life like in a coral reef? What do corals eat? Why are corals more colorful at nighttime? Learn about some of the most beautiful locations in the natural world Marine biologists believe coral reefs existed 400 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Today this active environment is home to about 20,000 kinds of brilliantly colored corals, plants, and animals--more sea creatures than are found anywhere else in the world. The Great...

Includes index. Shows children that animals have family relationships, too--some of which are just like human relationships.

Examines nineteen modern animals and describes the dinosaurs they resemble in appearance or behavior, making such comparisons as the giraffe to the long-necked braciosaurus and the armadillo to the armored ankylosaurus.

Photographs and text describe some of the young animals that are found in the frigid Arctic regions, including moose, foxes, walrus, porcupines, reindeer, and whales.

A bevy of bunnies explore an alphabet of unusual animals. From a big-jawed alligator and a honey-eating bear to a frolicsome kangaroo and finely groomed yak, the bunnies hop with frivolity through this beautiful book. Williams's whimsical illustrations capture the bunnies' wonderment of each creature encountered--from A to Z!