Allan Fowler

Briefly describes some of the animals that make their homes underground, including moles, prairie dogs, and woodchucks.

Illustrations and brief text describe how different animals use their coloring to blend into their surroundings.

Examines a variety of zoo animals and their housing, including elephants, bears, reptiles, and killer whales.

Describes and compares the four kinds of simple machines, levers, pulleys, wheels, and ramps.

Contains photographs and text that provide young readers with information about what goes on inside the hives of honeybees.

Describes different kinds of monkeys, including howler monkeys, baboons, proboscis monkeys, and spider monkeys.

Provides information about oysters, clams, scallops, and mussels--sea animals that live in shells.

Describes the development of a seed into a plant by means of pollination, fertilization, and seed dispersal.

Describes the climate as well as plant, animal, and human life in the nearly treeless area spread across northern parts of Canada, Alaska, Europe, and Asia.

Explains how mushrooms grow, which ones we eat, and why some are safe to eat and some are not.