Looks at some of the endangered and extinct mammals that roam or have roamed the Earth, including Asian elephants, pangolins, and desert bandicoots.

Photographs and text examine the world of mammals, depicting their development, feeding habits, courtship rituals, protective behavior, and physical adaptation to their various habitats.

"Simple and clear descriptions of how mammals look, where they live, what they eat, and how they move around."--

Explora la vida de una ballena azul.

"Meet Josephine: a spirited and curious girl, a big sister, and a human being. Shes also a mammal, an animal, and a living thingall identities she explores with readers in this simple informational picture book. Josephine presents her family (and herself) as examples of human beings, and then familiar creatures like her dog and her mom (and herself) as mammals. Next, she adds whales, lobsters, hummingbirds, and elephants (and herself) as examples...

"¿Qǔ tienen en com︢n un elefante, un rat̤n y un delf̕n? ¡Todos son mam̕feros! Aprende sobre las caracter̕sticas que comparten todos los mam̕feros."-- provided by publisher. "What do an elephant, a mouse, and a dolphin have in common? They're all mammals! Learn about the characteristics that all mammals share."-- provided by publisher.

"With the help of beautifully detailed paintings from noted wildlife illustrator John Sill, this book explains the basic characteristics that all mammals share, while offering a look into the variety of mammals--from the tiny white-footed deermouse to the enormous blue whale--that fall into this fascinating category"--The publisher's description.

"This high-interest narrative nonfiction title introduces young readers to fosas--rare catlike animals that live in Madagascar--and an amazing scientist who studies them. This book is packed with exciting wildlife encounters, basic facts about fosas, and first-hand accounts from a scientist at work in the field. Each book includes a table of contents, sidebars, glossary of key words, fast facts, index, and author biography"-- provided by publisher....

This full-color book of marvelous mammals provides 30 hands-on activities to give interested children an overview of the wide varieties of mammals in their world. How big is a blue whale? Why does a sloth crawl from the safety of a tree to the ground once a week? How does a vampire bat feed? Young nature enthusiasts will find answers to these questions and learn all sorts of fascinating facts about mammals in this full-color, interactive book. Mammal...

High in the canopy of the rain forest, a sloth spends her days and nights, camouflaged from predators. She moves very little. You might not spot her because she has a secret life. Follow her as she swims and climbs, looks for food, escapes a harpy eagle, and gives birth to her son...caring for him until the day when she will leave him to live a secret life of his own.