Describes the physical characteristics and habits of the bald eagle, threats to their enviroment, and efforts to protect these birds.

Text and photographs depict bats feeding, breeding, and defending themselves in their natural habitats.

Presents an overview of different kinds of foxes and how and where they make their homes.

Highlights a number of the world's deserts, defines what constitutes a desert, and describes the environment, including some of the plants and animals that live in these arid regions. The second-level Nonfiction Readers feature longer sentences and more challenging vocabulary, but the overall layout and photos remain familiar to students enjoying newly acquired skills. Readers are rewarded for their progress with such high-interest topics as fascinating...

A phonics-based nonfiction book for level-two beginning readers, providing information about some of the plants and animals that live in the ocean. Includes an index and a list of books and Web sites for further study. The second-level Nonfiction Readers feature longer sentences and more challenging vocabulary, but the overall layout and photos remain familiar to students enjoying newly acquired skills. Readers are rewarded for their progress with...

Examines the hostile environment, flora and fauna, minerals, humans, and ecological efforts to protect the ice continent of Antarctica.

Describes deserts, the different kinds of animals that can be found in them, and their ecological importance.

Defines a taiga as a forest with lakes, ponds, and bogs and the ecology there so that people and animals can survive.

Describes the special habitat of the prairie and the plants and animals that live and survive there.

Simple text and photographs describe some of the plants and animals found in wetlands.