Describes the habitats of these reptiles which scientists call a "keystone species" because they change the environment for their own use in a way that helps many other plants and animals.

Describes an alligator's desperate search for food in the Florida Everglades during the month of October.

Find out how to tell the difference between alligators and crocodiles and learn about both reptiles' characteristics.

A boy puts on an alligator head and tail and is transformed into an alligator boy.

Trosclair ignores his father's warning about Gargantua, the rogue alligator living in nearby Bayou Fontaine, and heads off into Bee Island Swamp to hunt for turtle eggs.

Put on your life jacket, hop in the boat, and raise your binoculars?it?s time to go on an adventure! In Daniel Bernstrom?s follow-up to the critically acclaimed One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, a fearless little girl takes off in search of a giant gator?but she?s not going into that swamp alone! No way! She wants YOU, the reader, to come along. Off you go, peering through the lush landscapes, looking for that gator! But each time you think...

"When a boy encounters and alligator while hiking in the woods, he immediately jumps back and cries, "AAAlligator!". But he soon realizes the alligator needs his help, so he bravely steps up, even though he is afraid. His good deed done, he heads home, thinking that was the end of that. But later that evening, he hears a rustling outside his window -- the alligator! Waiting ... but not in a hungry way. Over time, the boy and the alligator become friends...

Describes the habits and behavior of alligators, emphasizing how dangerous they can be, and relates true stories of alligator attacks.

Three siblings are frightened by the wide mouth, long teeth, and strong jaws of the alligator that has crept up the stairs--until they decide they have had enough.

When Allie Gator comes down with swamp flu, she worries that she will miss the street fair being held in her neighborhood.