Valerie Weber

Text and photographs introduce Earth's largest living creature, the whale.

Brief text and illustrations introduce the characteristics of sharks.

Presents basic information about whales, including how big they can get, how they breathe, and how different types of whales eat.

Learn about these plump, slow-moving marine animals -- how they find food, care for their young, and more.

Introduces the physical characteristics and behavior of these beautiful snakes from the scrublands, grasslands, and tropical forests of northern Australia and New Guinea.

Describes the causes, events, and aftermath of the battle between the Texans and the Mexicans at the Alamo on March 6, 1836.