The Secret Life of the Flying Squirrel
- 40 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Follow a year in the life of Volans, a flying squirrel, as she hunts for food, avoids danger, and gives birth before preparing once again for the coming winter.






Follow a year in the life of Volans, a flying squirrel, as she hunts for food, avoids danger, and gives birth before preparing once again for the coming winter.
This highly engaging exploration of the concept of evolution lays out the history of life on earth-what we know and how we know it.
Learn all about wolves with this newest title in the acclaimed Strange and Wonderful series featuring careful research and exquisite illustrations. This nonfiction book takes young readers on a journey into the lives of wolves, the largest of all wild mammals who have lived in the Northern Hemisphere for millions of years. Kids will learn how wolves use their powerful jaw muscles and sharp teeth to hunt their prey, how a wolf pack forms, and the meaning of different wolf howls. This book explores every aspect of these fascinating canines and even corrects erroneous myths and lore about them.
The narrative explores a year in the life of a sloth, showcasing its unique behaviors and habitats through captivating illustrations. As part of the acclaimed The Secret Life series, this nonfiction picture book invites readers to discover the fascinating world of sloths, emphasizing their slow-paced existence and the ecological importance of their rainforest environment.
Learn about elephants in various habitats throughout the world, learning how elephants use their trunk, how they communicate, what they eat and about their family groupings.
With fascinating facts and detailed artwork, this book introduces readers to various dolphin species. A perfect STEM title for children who like marine life.
Discover the secret behaviors of a notoriously stinky mammal--the skunk--by following a family as the kits grow from infancy to adulthood.The celebrated Secret Life series continues with a determined mother skunk and her five kits. Young readers will learn about their hidden lives as the skunk kits grow and explore their world, escape predators, and hunt for food. Renowned science author Laurence Pringle provides a story of family and survival packed with science terminology, depictions of skunk behavior, and information about skunks' habitats, diets, and sounds. And Kate Garchinsky's stunning illustrations invite readers to get closer than they ever could in reality to these skunks' secret lives.
A stunningly illustrated nonfiction book about a brown bat named Otis
Exploring the diverse world of spiders, this latest installment in the Strange and Wonderful series details various species, from common garden spiders to the elusive black widow. Pringle offers an engaging overview of spider habitats, physiology, and behaviors, including mating, web-making, and feeding. The book addresses common fears surrounding spiders, revealing them as largely unfounded. Enhanced by Meryl Henderson's stunning illustrations, it serves as an excellent resource for aspiring entomologists, complete with a glossary and further resources.
Follows a year in the life of a red fox named Vixen as she finds food, hunts, escapes threats, finds a mate, and raises her kits--all the way to the day that she and her mate watch their kits head off to lead their own secret lives.--Provided by publisher.