Washoe County Library System

Describes nineteen insects that have peculiar and strange characteristics, such as the camouflage of the walking stick, the driver ants that prefer people to picnics, and the bugs that row themselves like boats on the water's surface.

"Wild Animal Groups is a beautifully designed reader all about packs, swarms, herds, towers, and prides of animals living together in groups. The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexile’s so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about the unusual words for animal groups, and how living together in groups helps animals to survive...

"Best friends Otter and Beaver both love their stream—but for two completely different reasons! While Otter loves to play in the water, Beaver works hard to build a dam. Hey Otter! Hey Beaver! is a funny and action-packed book about competition, cooperation, and friendship, by Caldecott Honor artist and Coretta Scott King Award winner Brian Pinkney. Otter loves how fast the water in the stream flows; it’s perfect to play in. But Beaver sees...

"Where do babies come from? No question arouses more curiosity--and few are harder to answer. This spirited book takes its way through the facts of life. From the first amorous glance to the birth of a bouncing baby, it's the story of how we all got here."

Little turtle was lost. Free from his egg, he climbed out into big, new world. Lost and alone, he wondered where did he really belong? He needed help, but where could he turn? Includes "For Creative Minds" educational section.

Introduces some of the world's most unlikely animal friendships, including a cat and a crow, an elephant and a sheep, and a hippopotamus and a tortoise.

Explains how ants live and work together to build and maintain their cities.

"With the soothing rhythm of a bedtime story and the scientific wonder of a nature doc, comes a celebration of the moon and all the creatures who rely on its light to find their way home. Under the glow of a shimmering moon, creatures great and small creep out of their dens, using its light to hunt, fend off predators, build their nests or build families. As the moon changes phases these animals adapt their behavior to match its waxing and waning—while...

"A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Everyone knows about animals that hibernate in the winter. But it's time to discover animals that sleep all summer long! All science classrooms discuss animals that hibernate during winter months, but few know about animals that estivate--a prolonged sleep during hot or dry periods. Dual layers of text awaken readers to the reasons estivating animals become dormant--whether it's because warm weather threatens...

Jane Goodall introduces young readers to some of her favorite chimpanzees living in Gombe National Park, describing their behavior and family life.