Insects

By John Bonnett Wexo

Discusses the beauty, variety, importance, and miniature world of insects.

Bats Zoo Books

By Linda C. Wood, Linda Wood

Explains why bats are such valuable and mysterious creatures.

Ostriches Emus Rheas Kiwis and Cassowaries Zoo Books Mankato Minn. .

By Ann Elwood

Discusses the physical characteristics, habitats, and behavior of the flightless birds classified as ratites.

Dolphins and porpoises

By Beth Wagner Brust

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and enemies of dolphins and porpoises.

Chimpanzees & bonobos

By Ann Elwood

Presents facts about the physical characteristics and social behavior of the two types of chimpanzees, our closest animal relatives.

Life begins

By John Bonnett Wexo

Examines the physical and biochemical origins of life and the processes by which the first living things appeared on Earth.

Life Expands Prehistoric Zoobooks

By John Bonnett Wexo

Animals & plants

By John Bonnett Wexo

Text and pictures discuss the evolution of plants and animals and compare some of today's animals with prehistoric ones.

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Out of the water

By John Bonnett Wexo

Describes how the first plants and animals adapted to life on dry land.