Jennifer Dewey

A variety of colorful and tiny poison dart frogs living in the rain forests of Central and South America are pictured in their natural habitat. Topics covered include mating habits, natural predators, methods to extract the frog's poison, and its unique nurturing habits.

The reader is taken through a penguin year, from the summer months of light when the Adélie penguins migrate to the Antarctic coasts to breed, to the dark winter when the penguins return to the sea.

Facts and folk beliefs about rattlesnakes accompany an autobiographical account of three personal encounters with rattlesnakes.

The author describes her experiences with a family of roadrunners who come to live near her house.

Letters and journal entries from a visit to Antarctica, the windiest, coldest, most forbidding region on earth.

Depicts the unique environment of the desert, with its plant and animal life and special climatic conditions.

With full-color realistic illustrations this picture book explores the world of unusual baby animals.

Explores new discoveries about dinosaurs and answers such questions as "Were all dinosaurs giants?" "How are dinosaurs named?" "Which was the largest meat-eater?" and "How smart were the dinosaurs?"

A description of scientific research that explains the reasons for phenomena in nature

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of various species of alligators and crocodiles from around the world.