Mammals

Who loves dogs, elephants, and horses?!Curious kids who love mammals!Kids love to ask que...

What animal flies, has sharp claws, and hangs upside down to rest? Bats! But do you know ...

What animal has a furry body, a short tail, and sharp claws? Prairie dogs! But do you kno...

What do an elephant, a mouse, and a dolphin have in common? They’re all mammals! Bu...

The ocean ecosystem is huge, covering most of our planet. Countless animals and plants li...

Follow us on a journey around all the body parts of mammals, from eyes to ears, to legs t...

What is a mammal? Dogs, whales, elephants, and many other creatures are all mammals!

Find out what an African elephant has in common with a wildebeest. Learn what sets an Afr...

Find out what a gray wolf has in common with a red fox or an African lion. Discover what ...

Discover what a grizzly bear has in common with a jaguar. Find out what sets a grizzly be...

Discover what a humpback whale has in common with a gibbon or a caribou. Learn what sets ...

Learn what a mountain gorilla has in common with a hippopotamus. Find out what sets a mou...

Learn what a Siberian tiger has in common with an elk. Discover what sets a Siberian tige...

Grunt! Camels roam the hot and sandy deserts, traveling to distant lands. Engaging text, ...

Pull back the curtain on the wide, wide world of mammals! Organized by animal-science ref...

A mongoose that kills snakes! A bat that goes fishing! Many mammals have extreme ways of ...

At about the height of large dogs, hyenas aren’t the world’s biggest predator...

Did you know that a mantis shrimp can punch with the force of a 22-caliber bullet? Ever w...

Did you know that vultures pee on their legs to keep cool? Ever wondered how much a newbo...

Explores the many different ways both animal and human mothers interact with their babies...

Highlights presents A Prickly Adventure by Barbra Hesson: The warning signs and habits of...

Cecil writes about the Lion and Cheetah Park in Africa where a troop of baboons led by a ...

Beavers gnaw on tree trunks until trees break in half and fall down! Then these busy buil...

Pigs often rest in mud puddles on the farm. Mud baths help them to stay cool. This book t...

Wool keeps sheep warm on cool days. On winter days, wool sweaters keep people warm. Begin...

When nighttime comes, bats fly out of trees, caves, and barns to begin their hunt. Some m...

When a predator is near, an opossum will likely do one of two things. It will try to scar...

Porcupines have three kinds of hair: fur, guard hairs, and quills. Fur keeps these rodent...

Have you ever smelled the scent of a skunk? There is a reason other animals stay away fro...

The koala is a symbol of Australia. This marsupial is known for chewing on leaves from th...

Among the world’s unusual animals, the platypus resembles a duck, beaver, and otter...

A close relative of the giant panda, these dwarfed mammals claim forest habitat as home. ...

As the world’s slowest mammal, it is no surprise algae grow on a sloth’s furr...

Have you ever heard coyotes howl or yip? These members of the dog family can sure make no...

Weasels are small and furry with a face of innocent curiosity, but it’s all a facad...

American bison used to number in the millions. Large herds roamed the plains of North Ame...

These heavy mammals carry up to 30-pound horns on their heads. Even the bones in their bo...

These little armored mammals are the only of their kind to wear protective shells. While ...

Whether they are out-sprinting a predator or completing the longest land-animal migration...

A shell of bony plates covers an armadillo's body. This dense “body armor” pr...

Badgers become fierce fighters when in danger. They can protect themselves from falling p...

Named for their short, bobbed tails, bobcats are only about twice the size of house cats....

In Groundhogs, young readers will follow a groundhog as it looks for food, avoids predato...

In Anteaters, beginning readers will follow an anteater in the wild as it looks for food ...

In Beavers, beginning readers will follow a group of beavers as they make a dam, build a ...

In Camels, beginning readers will follow a camel as it explores its desert home and searc...

In The World's Biggest Mammals, early fluent readers learn about mammals as they explore ...

In Porcupines, beginning readers follow a porcupine as it looks for food and defends itse...

Along a stream a dam pops out of the water. Beavers are busy at work! These aquatic mamma...

All mammals share certain characteristics that set them apart from animal classes. But so...