Animals Nonfiction

Did you know that horses can sleep standing up? Or that horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal? Find out all about horses’ senses, life cycle, behavior, and more in this fact-filled book.

Labrador retrievers are athletic dogs. Poodles are some of the smartest dogs around. What happens when they’re bred together? Introducing the Labradoodle - the happy-go-lucky dog that doesn’t shed!

Did you know food scraps you throw away help plants and vegetables grow? Scavengers, animals who eat our food scraps, and decomposers: bacteria, fungi, and insects break the food down into soil. They eat some and put the rest into the soil we use for planting and gardening. Can you guess which animals and bugs make the best decomposers? What are scientists learning about decomposers?

With a quick flip of the tongue, a frog catches its next meal. Learn all about theses long-legged amphibians in Frogs.

What do hamsters eat? And why do they like to run on a wheel while you're asleep? Get to know pet hamsters with fun and informative questions and answers.

A Boston terrier could fit into a regular sized backpack, but there is nothing little about this dog's personality. Discover more about this entertaining breed.

A small reptile scurries across a rock under the hot sun. It's a lizard! Learn more about these desert animals.

On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the shipwreck and a harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than thirty stranded sailors.

Have you ever seen a hole in the ground and wondered what's beneath it? It could be a prairie dog! These cute little mammals build communities of underground tunnels.

Puffins are seabirds with large beaks. They look like a cross between penguins and parrots. Their teeth point backward to help them catch fish. Find out more details about these unique birds.

Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog - until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish - and the closest supply is 650 miles away! The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it in time? Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads the race for life.

The award-winning creator of popular survival stories turns his attention to his own real life adventures in Minnesota and Alaska as he prepares for the grueling Iditarod sled dog race.

Calling all German shepherd lovers! Ever wondered about a German shepherd's personality? Want to find out the best way to care for a German shepherd?

Neigh! Quack! Moo! Welcome to the farm! This beginner series introduces young listeners to a variety of farm animals. They will learn about the animals’ body parts, what they eat, and what they do on the farm. Each title includes a feature highlighting the animal’s diet and ends with a feature that summarizes the animal’s body parts and daily life.

Leatherback sea turtles face one of their lives’ biggest challenges as soon as they’re hatched. Crawling out of their eggs on the sandy shore, they hurry to the sea in a race to escape those who see them as a tasty meal. If they survive and thrive, they can grow longer than an adult male is tall and weigh as much as a small car!

There’s a new baby joining the colony. It’s a penguin chick! Learn all about baby penguins, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they’re raised, and how big they grow.

Swim along with beluga whales in the Arctic Ocean! These unique creatures love to talk. Learn what they eat and how they live in the big blue ocean.

Learn how humpback whales live in the ocean, meet their friends, and see their natural habitat.

What’s that buzz? Bees! Young listeners will get the fast facts about these busy insects, including bee body parts, habitats, life cycles, and why they are important to the environment. Along the way, they will also uncover surprising and fascinating facts.

Each book will take beginning listeners into the wild where they will learn about the distinct features, natural habitat, and unique diet of a popular zoo animal. This volume includes Zebras, Chameleons, Crocodiles, Iguanas, Komodo Dragons, Snow Leopards, Toucans, and Tree Frogs.