The alligator under his bed makes a boy's bedtime a hazardous operation, until he lures it out of the house and into the garage.

The dinosaurs were outlived by crocodile-like predators. today, their descendants are found on five continents. These animals are strange and wonderful indeed.

A boy puts on an alligator head and tail and is transformed into an alligator boy.

"In Alligator or Crocodile?, beginning readers will learn to spot the differences between these animals. Carefully leveled text relays what the animals look like and how they behave. Each page then asks readers to name which animal is shown in the photo. Answers appear upside down on the bottom of each page, making reading for learning interactive and fun. A See and Compare spread shows and labels each animal side by side, while a Quick Facts feature...

"Alan is very scary. He says things like 'I'm big, scary Alan! Fear my razor-sharp teeth!' But all is not as it seems. Alan, you see, has a very BIG (not-so-scary) secret" -- Front jacket flap.

Ellie Fields accepts a teaching job in tiny Bernadette, Louisiana deep in bayou country to escape the familiarity of her Alabama home. Though suspicious of outsiders, most of the people come to appreciate the young schoolteacher as a boon to the town. She's soon teaching just about everyone -- and comes up against opposition from both the school board and a politician with ulterior motives. When Ellie meets a Cajun fisherman named Raphe, he introduces...

"This updated edition vetted by an expert introduces young readers to everything they would want to know about the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, alligators and crocodiles. With kid-friendly text and diagrams, Gibbons compares the two reptiles--their physical differences, what they eat, where they are found, how fast they swim, how they raise their young, and more. Kids will want to read this book again and again to learn all about these crocodilians...

"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of alligators, some of Earth's largest reptiles. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why alligators and dogs don't get along"--Provided by publisher "Una exploraci̤n b̀sica de la apariencia, el comportamiento y el h̀bitat de los caimanes, algunos de los reptiles m̀s grandes de la Tierra. Tambǐn se incluye una historia del folclore que explica por qǔ los caimanes y los...

A hungry alligator, slow with age, hopes to catch some good meat to add to his spicy gumbo.