This guide helps identify and demystify the world of elephants and rhinos. Readers will learn about these animals’ position and role in the ecosystem — as well as about the various threats and dangers these incredible animals face. This guide describes how elephants and rhinos evolved, their behavior, survival techniques and habitats around the world. With a focus on global species, this guide describes where and how you might see an elephant or rhino in the wild and how we can all help conserve and protect these amazing creatures. Ideal for kids and their adults both. Created and printed in the USA.

In the same lighthearted yet scientifically accurate style of  Fylling’s Illustrated Guide to Pacific Coast Tide Pools , this portable guidebook reveals the splendidly strange animals and plants just outside your door. Marni Fylling’s full-color illustrations make species identification a snap, and concise descriptions include fascinating (and sometimes grotesque) factoids about frequently encountered plants, insects, arachnids, birds, and mammals. With Fylling’s guidance, the everyday becomes extraordinary: Pigeons share nest-building and egg-sitting duties, and mate for life―with occasional dalliances; squirrel teeth grow about six...

Identify mammal tracks of the Pacific Coast with this pocket-size guide. Whether you’re at the beach with your family or on a hiking or camping trip, you’re bound to come across wildlife—or signs that animals have been there. If you’re curious about mammals of the Pacific states, then  Pacific Coast Mammal Finder  by Ron Russo is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can identify mammals by sight, as well as by their animal tracks, burrows, nests, scat, scratch or chew marks, and skulls/jaws. The booklet begins with introductions of the various signs, followed by two dichotomous keys: one for identifying...