Describes the different types of arrowheads and spear points of the Americas, where they may be found, and what they reveal about the life of ancient peoples.

A variety of colorful and tiny poison dart frogs living in the rain forests of Central and South America are pictured in their natural habitat. Topics covered include mating habits, natural predators, methods to extract the frog's poison, and its unique nurturing habits.

Pictures inscribed and painted on stone are scattered thoroughout the landscape of the southwestern United States. Who drew these pictures so very long ago, and what do the images mean? Introduces young people to the beauty and mystery of rock art and suggests some answers to the intriguing puzzles it poses.

Describes the Wildlife Center, based in Espanola, New Mexico, and headed by Dr. Kathleen Ramsay, and how they nurture sick and injured animals back to health.

The author describes her experiences with a family of roadrunners who come to live near her house.

The reader is taken through a penguin year, from the summer months of light when the Adélie penguins migrate to the Antarctic coasts to breed, to the dark winter when the penguins return to the sea.

he Shaman and the Water Serpent is a book for children that demonstrates how ancient Puebloan peoples carried out their daily lives. Renowned children's author Jennifer Owings Dewey writes about the Puebloan peoples' relationships with animals, and Benton Yazzie recreates the rock art depictions of familiar animals: deer, antelope, and rabbits. Characters include the shaman, a man with supernatural power who provides insights into the mysterious...

A tiny kangaroo is born and moves into his mother's pouch, where he grows big enough to be interested in the world around him long before he actually leaves her pouch to investigate further.

This book describes the physical characteristics and behavior of various species of alligators and crocodiles from around the world.