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|  | How Big Is Big? by Steve Jenkins
Colorful cut-paper collages illustrate this look at animal sizes. For example, a Siamese house cat is compared with its wild cousin--a Siberian tiger. Similarly, the 50 pound sea otter is compared with the two and a half ton elephant seal. AUTHOR: Steve Jenkins
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming
Readers can follow along as a small caterpillar makes his way through the tall, tall grass of a child's backyard. What will the caterpillar do and see? Color illustrations accompany the rhyming text. AUTHOR: Denise Fleming
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Walker's Mammals of the World by Ronald M. Nowak
From aardwolves and bandicoots to yapoks and zorillas, Ernest P. Walker's Mammals of the World is the most comprehensive-the pre-eminent-reference work on mammals. Now, completely revised and updated, this fascinating guide is better than ever. Providing a complete account of every genus of mammal in all historical time, the sixth edition is 25 percent longer than its predecessor. Of the previous generic accounts, 95 percent have been substantively modified, and there are 80 new ones-among them, three remarkable, large ungulates recently discovered in the forests of Indochina. New also is a full account of the woolly mammoth, now known to have survived until less than 4,000 years ago.Each section of the book describes one genus and includes facts such as scientific and common names, the number and distribution of species, measurements and physical traits, habitat, locomotion, daily and seasonal activity, population dynamics, home range, social life, reproduction, and longevity. Textual summaries present accurate, well-documented descriptions of the physical characteristics and living habits of mammals in every part of the world. As in the last two editions, the names and distributions of every species of every genus are listed in systematic order. These lists have now been cross-checked to ensure coverage of all species in the comprehensive new Smithsonian guide, Mammal Species of the World. Facts on the biology of mammals have been brought together from more than 2,700 newly cited references, nearly all published in the last decade. Also new are the latest data on reproduction, longevity, fur harvests, numbers in the wild and in captivity, and conservation status. The sixth edition also records all official classifications of every mammal species and subspecies in the massive 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.The illustrations-more than 1,700-include virtually every genus of mammal. Among them are pictures by such noted wildlife photographers as Leonard AUTHOR: Ronald M. Nowak
PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Animal Music by Donald Saaf, Harriet Ziefert
First comes Mr. Lion's Marching Band, with an elephant on the drum, a tiger on the trumpet, and a zebra playing the clarinet. With a boom-a-boom and a rat-a-tat-tat the menagerie parades loudly by. Next to perform is the Sheep's Dance Band, with a goose on the mandolin and a cow playing the cello. The band's lively music calls all the farm animals to an uproarious dance! The cornucopia of musical merriment in this festive book never misses a beat and will have children stomping their feet. Saaf's brilliant paintings are the perfect complement to this joyous rhyme. AUTHOR: Donald Saaf, Harriet Ziefert
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Man's Place in Nature by Thomas Henry Huxley
Description not available.Huxley's classic work looks at primate and human paleontology and presents an analysis of Darwin's theory as it applies to human beings. AUTHOR: Thomas Henry Huxley
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall
Ten rules for finding a rock---not just any rock, but a special rock that you find yourself and keep as long as you can--maybe forever. AUTHOR: Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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