Warren Ackhurst From a long line of storytellers, Warren honed his skills teaching Elementary school. Born and educated in Zimbabwe, he has lived in South Africa, England and now resides in Vancouver, Canada. His love of animals and Africa have inspired this book Janice Lazzarich Janice was born and raised in Africa. She has lived in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Namibia. She now lives in England with her son and husband. When asked about what she misses most about Africa, she says without he...

You might know that they are the biggest land animal on earth, but here are some other things about elephants that you might not know.How much water can an elephant's trunk hold?Can an elephant drink through its trunk?Can an elephant's foot get stuck in the mud?Can elephants run?Learn the answer to these questions and many more in this 15-Minute Book. Elephants are huge, exciting animals that have some strange ways of doing things. How much do you know ...

Did you know that the courtship dance of some seahorses can last eight hours? Or how the sea serpent myth is thought to have started? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts split into categories such as record breakers, sharks, unusual fish and many more. So if you want to know which fish the Romans used as a recreational drug, or in which states it is illegal to get a fish drunk, then this is the book for you! Find the information you want, fast.

Welcome to the Amazing Animals Adventure Series!Come with us around the globe to explore the animal world.In this book we will be visiting our underwater friends.You will dive into the deep to swim with the fishes and other amazing sea creatures.The salty ocean is vast, deep and full of variety. Water near the surface is lit by the sun and is warm. Water deeper down is dark and cold. In this book we will be looking at the sea creatures that l...

Good friends come in all shapes and sizes!Unlikely Friendships, the runaway New York Times bestseller with a compelling message of hope and friendship and differences overcome, is rewritten just for younger readers. This hardcover chapter book for children ages seven and up collects five heartwarming true stories of animal friendship: a hippo and the goat who is his best friend, an iguana that snuggles with a cat, a dog that takes care of a blind deer, a cat and o...

Now anyone can learn to draw 26 captivating creatures! Simples step-by-step instructions make it fun and easy to draw lifelike wildlife. Just start with basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples, and you'll be creating your own amazing masterpieces in no time.

Penguins are flightless birds that live in the cold Antarctic. How do they survive in such a frozen climate? Do you know:What do penguins eat?How many kinds of penguins are there?Are there penguins who like warm weather?Can any kinds of penguins fly?Find out what a penguin looks like, where it lives, what it eats, what eats it, how babies are born, and other fun facts.All measurements in American and metric,LearningIsland.com believes in...

Good friends come in all shapes and sizes!Unlikely Friendships, the runaway New York Times bestseller with a compelling message of hope and friendship and differences overcome, is rewritten just for younger readers. This hardcover chapter book for children ages seven and up collects five heartwarming true stories of animal friendship: a dog that loves an elephant, a bear and a cat who become best friends, a house cat who looks after a dog as he goes blind, a lione...

A lot of people think that bamboo is a tree because it grows so tall. It also has a trunk with leaves and branches sprouting from it.Bamboo is not a tree, it is a grass. Scientists have found that it has much more in common with the lawn in front of your house than it does with any trees growing in the forest.Which is stronger, a pound of bamboo or a pound of steel?How does bamboo spread?When a bamboo plant fruits, why does it bring starvation to the surrounding...

Animal teeth are often very different from our own. They are not only shaped differently, they also work differently. Here are some strange things scientists have discovered about animal teeth.What animal has the strongest bite force of any mammal?What do lemurs use your teeth for?What is strange about the water deer's teeth?How much would a single mammoth tooth weigh?What color are a beaver's teeth?Who has the biggest teeth of any land animal?

The giraffe is the tallest animal alive today. A male giraffe can grow to be over 18 feet (5.5 metres) tall. That's taller than a two-story house!Giraffes look a bit like a horse with a stretched out neck and stretched out legs. They have long skinny legs and a very long neck.Their front legs are longer than their back legs. That is why their backs slope down toward their rump.Find out more about this wonderful animal and learn the answers to these questions:How...

Learning becomes fun with this book about the animals of the ocean! In Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef, amazing artwork will inspire kids in classrooms and at home to appreciate the beauty and biology of coral reefs and world around us!Brilliant artwork is the star of this oceanic counting book, based on the classic children's song "Over in the Meadow". Kids will sing, clap, and count their way among pufferfish that "puff," gruntfish that "grunt" and se...