Each creature reminds another that winter is coming. Fraser, Mary Ann. Beautiful, realistic art captures the comings and goings of these nocturnal creatures the coyote, skunk, raccoon, possum, owl, etc. The afterword explains where these nocturnal animals go during the day, in this title in the Let s Read and Find Out Science series. This colorful book does a good job of dispelling some of the fears and superstitions about bats and demonstrates that bats are friends to humankind and deserving of protection.
Gibbons writes in a pleasant, lucid style that reads easily.
This simplified view of a favorite animal of younger children may present as much information as most of us ever want to know about pigs. The information includes such interesting facts as scientists beliefs that pigs are the smartest of all farm animals. Spectacular Spiders . Illus. by Gay Holland. Beautiful art and rhythmic narrative make this a good introduction to arachnids for young readers.