Sophie is uninterested in writing a research report on polar bears until a polar bear named Olafur swoops her away to the Arctic, where she learns all about the playful bear's habits and habitat, from glacier mice to Northern Lights.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Arctic foxes. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to reindeer. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

See the animal kingdom up close and personal in this ultimate reference book for children. Filled with more than 700 photographs, habitat maps, and illustrations, Animals A Children's Encyclopedia helps children and parents learn about the rich variety of animal life on our planet. Meet the deadliest, largest, friendliest, fastest and downright strangest animals known to man, and discover what they look like, where they live, what they do, what they...

Describes the long Arctic winters of Alaska, and how the animals survive.

"Simple words and sentences combine with amazing photographs of real-life animals to make this an inspiring early reader that children will love to read together, read with help--and read alone!"--Cover back.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Arctic hares. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Hyenas are known for the laughing noise that they make when they are excited-especially after finding food! Readers will learn a lot more awesome facts with simple sentences and exciting photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

"Young naturalists meet sixteen birds in this elegant introduction to the many uses of feathers."--Amazon.com.

Presents alphabetically arranged entries describing animals that live in Africa, including cheetahs, elephants, lions, and zebras.