Sandra Markle

"If you could have any ocean animal's superpower, whose would you choose? If you could shapeshift like a giant Pacific octopus, you could squeeze through even the smallest gaps. If you could snap your claws like a coconut crab, you could slice through sheets of metal. An awesome book of ocean animal superpowers!"--

"The African Penguin population is critically low, due to various factors including climate change. Scientists and volunteers with a South African organization are helping to rescue these endangered birds by rearing abandoned chicks."--

Look quickly and you might just see one of nature's insect heroes on the hunt-praying mantises! With their incredible hunting skills, mantises help rid farms and gardens of insect pests that bother humans. Praying mantises have big eyes that face forward, heads that can turn, and spines on their front legs to spear their prey. And they are stealthy. Even tiny newly hatched mantises know how to remain still and hide until a prey insect appears. Then-like...

Presents information on the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of killer whales, with an emphasis on how they hunt.

Examines simple scientific concepts by observing the effect of raindrops on puddles, the sky, animals, and the surrounding landscape on a rainy day.

Discusses various parts of trees and their functions, including the bark, sapwood tubes, roots, and leaves.

"Spend a day in the life of an Adélie penguin with this fantastic new series from Sandra Markle, the bestselling author of the What If You Had... series! What if you could spend a day with your favorite animals? What would you eat? How would you play? Would you ever want to leave? Dive in and learn all about Adélie penguins in the second book in the Could You Ever... series! From what they eat, to where they live, to how they interact with one another,...