Now the tiny green heads of new plants are poking up from the brown earth and around the patches of snow. The little plants hold out their tiny leaves toward the sun. Their roots push down and spread...
Books to Read
Your school and public library have many interesting books about animals for you to look at and read. You may find these and other books there. Ages 5 to 8 Ant Cities by Arthur Dorros (Crowell,...
Helping to save animals
> Ducks Ducks can't find food when rivers and ponds are frozen. These men are breaking the ice so the ducks won't starve. Many people work to help keep animals from being killed. For some people,...
Dirty air and water kill animals
> Potomac River Fish Fish take water into their gills to breathe. If too much waste material is in the water, the fish are killed. Animals need clean air and water. Many animals cannot breathe...
People are killing many animals
Almost everywhere in the world more and more wild animals are being killed by people. Many animals are killed for their skins or feathers or horns or tusks. Many animals die when the land where they...
Vanishing Animals
The great auk is extinct. You have never seen one of the big, funny-looking birds called dodos. They are extinct. That means there aren't any dodos alive anymore. But 400 years ago, there were...
Domestic Animals
The chicken is a domestic animal. Domestic animals are the animals you see on farms and ranches and in people's homes. Most domestic animals are useful to people in some way. From some domestic...
Getting help from animals
Scientists study animals. > A veterinarian treats animals. Learning how to make animals well can help scientists learn how to keep people well. Some kinds of animals get the same kinds of diseases...
Taking care of animals
The steenbok was trapped by a flood in Africa. The ranger went to its rescue and brought it to dry land. Zookeepers and aquarists, game wardens, and forest rangers are people whose work is to care...
Learning from animals
Some animals are a lot like people. They can be happy or sad or angry. They can be brave or afraid. They can learn things and solve easy problems. Scientists called psychologists often study these...