> Artist Don Eckelberry spends many hours in the woods looking at the > kinds of birds he wants to paint. He makes quick drawings of as many > as he sees. Then, with the drawings to help him, he goes...
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...
Why animals live where they do
You eat bacon and cereal for breakfast. A bear eats fish and berries. Some kinds of animals eat only food from plants. Some kinds eat only other animals. Some animals eat both kinds of food. But each...
Living Together
> A monarch butterfly caterpillar can live wherever there are milkweed > plants. Everywhere in the world, different kinds of plants and animals live together. Some animals eat plants they live...
The Animals’ World
We see, hear, smell, and feel the world around us. So do animals. But many animals do these things in different ways. Some kinds of animals can't do all of them. Some kinds of animals do them better...
It’s a Mammal
The zebra is a mammal. Do you have a pet mammal? If you have a dog or cat you have a mammal. Hamsters and gerbils and guinea pigs are mammals, too. And so are you. Maybe you've seen a cow...






