Sylvia A Johnson

Describes the varied characteristics and habits of bats and the importance of their roles as pollinators and seed dispersers.

Describes the social interaction of wolves in a pack as they share the work of hunting, maintaining territory, and raising young.

Examines the lives of morning glories and the stages of development leading to the production of their delicate flowers.

Follows the battle to reconcile scientific fact with religious faith with regard to Darwin's theory of evolution, from the supporting theories of fellow scientists, to the opposing voices of clergymen, to twenty-first-century supporters of Intelligent Design. Through quotations from letters and other contemporary sources, readers will meet the personalities and ideas involved in the debate. They will also examine some of the legal cases that brought...

Describes different kinds of tree frogs and the way in which they live.

A young boy learns about elephants from a visit to the zoo, attending the circus, and reading at home.

Describes the development of the potato, including information on planting seed potatoes, sprouting, the growth of the plant and its underground tubers, and the role played by tubers in the life of the potato plant.

Describes the characteristics and development of mosses.

Describes the structure and purpose of leaves, the ways in which they change as part of the natural cycle of the seasons, and the process that creates their autumn colors.

Describes the physical characteristics, diet, behavior, and life cycle of kangaroos, as well as their relationship with humans.