Laura F Marsh

An introduction to spiders that describes their physical characteristics, behavior, various breeds, and role in history.

Collects facts about cheetahs, describing their physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitat; and includes photographs.

Presents an introduction to polar bears, describing their habitat, physical characteristics, life cycle, eating habits, and behaviors, and looks at the life of a polar bear cub.

Follows the story of the longest, most torturous elephant migration on the planet. Living on the edge of the hot and dry Sahara Desert, the very margins of where elephants can survive, hundreds of elephants make a dangerous but necessary journey as their main source of food and water dries up and they must go in search of more. Battling 120-degree heat, sandstorms, and fierce thunderstorms, these amazing animals travel 35 miles a day in a race against...

Introduces readers to butterflies and the process by which they go from being an egg, to a caterpillar, to a chrysalis, and finally to a butterfly.

Introduces the migration patterns of monarch butterfies, describing the vast distances they cover, why they migrate, and the dangers they face along the way.

Photographs and text introduce early readers to Halloween.

An introduction to some of the weirdest creatures that live in the ocean including anglerfish, lionfish, and hagfish.

Introduces readers to lizards, looking at what they have in common, as well as some of the special traits and abilities that individual species have.

Las mariposas están a nuestro alrededor. Es difícil de creer estas majestuosas insectos con envergaduras impresionantes y alas de bellos colores y estampados eran orugas espeluznantes vez espeluznantes. ¿Cómo en el mundo ocurre esta transformación? Butterflies are all around us. It's hard to believe these majestic insects with impressive wingspans and beautifully colored and patterned wings were once creepy crawly caterpillars. How in the world...