If you could have any animal's hair, whose would you choose?If you had a polar bear's double coat, you would never have to wear a hat when playing in the snow. If you had reindeer hair, it could help you stay afloat in water. And if you had a porcupine's hair, no bully would ever bother you again! WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL HAIR? is a follow-up to the adorable WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL TEETH? Each spread will feature a photographic image of the animal and its hair on the left and an illus...

**Squishy, sticky, and surprisingly helpful—discover how mud transforms animals’ lives in this messy, fun, and fact-filled adventure kids will love to dive into!A vibrant, playful nonfiction picture book for ages 4 to 7 that blends sensory fun with fascinating animal science and encourages hands-on exploration.**Mud isn’t just sticky and messy—it’s magic for animals! It’s a tasty milkshake for swallowtail butterflies, sticky glue for beavers, a cooling pool for hippos, and ...

The American bison is a national symbol―and at the end of the 1800s, these animals nearly went extinct. Discover how the lives of buffalo, Indigenous people, and the North American prairie have long been intertwined. And find out how all three were harmed by a massive effort to slaughter buffalo. Despite the challenges, this is ultimately a hopeful story, highlighting those who have worked to protect bison, grow their numbers, and establish protected areas for them to roam. Along with reco...

If you could have any animal's nose, whose would you choose?What if you woke up one morning and your nose wasn't yours? What If You Had An Animal Nose?--the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series--explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw an animal's nose instead of your own! From the elephant's long trunk to a rhino's pointy horn, discover what it would be like if you had these special noses--and find out why your nose is just the right o...

Spend a day with axolotls in this fantastic series from Sandra Markle, the bestselling author of the What If You Had... series!What if you could spend a day with your favorite animals? What would you eat? How would you play? Would you ever want to leave?Get ready to smile with axolotls in the fourth book in the Could You Ever... series! Learn all about this unusual animal--what it eats, where it lives, and more! This innovative book places kids rig...

With their long tusks, narwhals are unique whales that live in the Arctic Ocean.But as climate change causes global temperatures to rise, less and less sea ice is covering the Arctic Ocean each year. Narwhals are left vulnerable without the ice, which historically provided them with safe areas to roam out of reach of their natural predators, killer whales. And humans are taking advantage of the clearer water, searching and drilling for oil and hauling cargo. So as ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to dinosaur fossils after paleontologists dig them up?They don't only go on display in museums. Scientists also investigate those fossilized remains to learn more about how dinosaurs’ bodies functioned and how they lived. And thanks to new and improved technologies—from pressure sensors to computer models, lidar scanning to laser-simulated fluorescence—they’re making exciting new discoveries about these fascinating creatures....

If you could have any animal's home, whose would you choose?What if you woke up one morning and discovered you were living inside a wild animal's home instead of your own? How would that change your daily life? What If You Had an Animal Home!? is the next imaginative book in Sandra Markle's popular What If You Had...? series.If you had a honeybee’s home, you’d always have room service. If you had a meerkat’s home, you’d play hide-and-seek for hours...

Dig into the lives of lions with Ranger Rick in this beginning reader with full-color photos of lions in the wild! What if you wished you were a lion? And then you became one? Could you eat like a lion? Sleep like a lion? Live in a lion family? And would you want to? Find out!Ranger Rick explorers can learn all about lions in this reader full of fascinating facts, vivid wildlife photographs, a Wild Words glossary, and a hands-on activity about practicing your lion-quick reflexes!

Dive into the lives of orcas with Ranger Rick in this beginning reader with full-color photos of orcas in the wild! What if you wished you were an orca? And then you became one? An orca is an amazing kind of whale. Could you eat like an orca? Sleep like an orca? Live in an orca family? And would you want to? Find out!Ranger Rick explorers can learn all about orcas in this reader full of fascinating facts, vivid wildlife photographs, a Wild Words glossary, and a han...

Spend a day in the life of an Adélie penguin with this fantastic new series from Sandra Markle, the bestselling author of the What If You Had... series!What if you could spend a day with your favorite animals? What would you eat? How would you play? Would you ever want to leave?Dive in and learn all about Adélie penguins in the second book in the Could You Ever... series! From what they eat, to where they live, to how they interact with on...

Giraffes are some of the most fascinating animals on the African savanna. Yet they're facing threats from climate change and competition from humans for natural resources.Long ago, Nubian giraffes roamed wild across Uganda. Over time, as people constructed roads and towns, giraffe habitat and populations shrank. By 2016, nearly all of the country’s two hundred and fifty giraffes were grouped in one area within Murchison Falls National Park. Then a rich oil deposit ...