Explores the wide variety of fish classified as sharks.

Describes the characteristics of over thirty species of snakes and presents mythological, ecological, and habitat information.

A biography of William Clark's personal slave, who provided invaluable assistance to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Describes the behavior of three species of small blood-eating bats of the leafnose family found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Describes fields, forests, and ponds, telling of the plants and animals that live in them and suggesting scientific experiments and investigations that can be conducted on each site.

Introduces young readers to the insects known as cicadas.