Wasatch County Library

"In a world of modern technology where we find ourselves living at a greater distant from nature and each other, Wild Rituals shows us the profound ways we are similar to the wild creatures that captivate us. Through the lens of the animal kingdom, this remarkable book journeys into the desert, tundra, and rainforest to reveal the importance of rituals within the inner lives of wild animals, and how those same traditions can make us naturally more...

Animal scientist Temple Grandin argues that people with autism think the way animals think and draws from her experiences with autism to discuss how animals think, act, and feel.

Describes how different animals, such as elephants, birds, horses, and fish, keep themselves clean.

From the exceptionally large molars of the panda bear to a crab that can punch at a high speed, animal adaptations can be spectacular-and extreme! In this book, dozens of animals from all over the world are described in incredible detail with accompanying full-color photographs. Spiders with a super-long leg span, whales that click at decibel levels like that of an airplane, and more will engage readers with the animal kingdom in a new and exciting...

This book tells how different animals prepare for winter, including gathering food, looking for places to hibernate, or migrating to warmer weather.

"Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post) Mary Roach on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breakingand entering? A murderous tree? As New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict,...

"The award-winning team behind Penguins - Spy in the Huddle use hidden cameras to go into the heart of the dolphins' world, offering the chance to encounter dolphins up-close."

"Simple text and photographs present what happens to the weather, animals, and plants in fall--in both English and Spanish"--Provided by publisher.

"Simple text and photographs present what happens to the weather, animals, and plants in spring--in both English and Spanish"--T.p. verso.