Pounce! A puma springs from the shadows and leaps on its prey. Its powerful claws and sharp teeth do the rest. Learn how these sleek wildcats stalk and find their next meal.

Hippos may look cute, but keep your distance! These huge animals use their fast running speed and long canine teeth to defend their territories and their young. Find out why these beasts are Africa’s deadliest mammals.

All sorts of interesting creepy crawlies live in underground habitats. Readers will love learning about the bugs, spiders, grubs, and earthworms that lurk below. Young readers will uncover the features of the animals' underground habitats and disover the important roles the creatures play in the ecosystem.

Polar bears look cuddly, but beware! Their curved claws, powerful jaws, and jagged teeth all help them attack and kill prey. Discover how the world’s biggest land predator finds its next meal.

Oceans are an important part of the Earth. Filled with millions of species of life, human actions have put this important ecosystem in danger. Why are oceans so important to humans? Why should we change our actions to help protect them? Endangered Oceans answers these questions by engaging readers with lively text, graphic features, and stunning photography. Readers will learn about the vast life within the ocean and the part they can play in protecting it.

Many people believe hyenas are only scavengers, eating food that other predators leave behind. But more often, hyenas use their sharp teeth and powerful jaws to hunt live prey. Learn how this fast, clever animal finds its next meal.

The parts of a plant that grow below are just as important as what's above ground. Readers will learn about the world of roots, bulbs, and tubers, as well as other organisms that grow underground. Readers will also discover why the things that grow underground are an important part of the Earth.

From shrews to snakes, all sorts of animals burrow in complex homes below the surface of the Earth. Readers will uncover the many different creatures that find the underground to be an ideal habitat. There’s a whole world beneath the ground!

There’s more than just dirt below! Readers will learn about the layers and types of soil underground. Rocks, clay, sand, silt and all nonliving things underground are explored. Earth's core, mantle, and crust are also discussed. Readers will also discover why we could not live without dirt, and why we need to protect it.

Readers will learn just how amazing sea urchins can be. The many species of this ocean invertebrate may not look like other undersea animals, but they have some amazing adaptations and behaviors that help them survive. Without faces, limbs, bones, blood, or a brain, sea urchins have incredible ways eating, moving, reproducing, and defending themselves.

Readers will learn just how amazing sea anemones can be. The many species of this ocean invertebrate may not look like other undersea animals, but they have some amazing adaptations and behaviors that help them survive. Without faces, limbs, bones, blood, or a brain, sea anemones have incredible ways eating, moving, reproducing, and defending themselves.

What looks like a sea horse covered with leaves? It’s the sea dragon! Learn all about this real-life dragon that lives in the ocean off the coast of southern Australia. Life science curriculum links are covered throughout. Critical thinking questions using the common core are also included.