Animalogy is not your traditional book about animals.  Instead, author Marianne Berkes compares and contrasts various creatures from insects to mammals using analogies.   Behaviors, sounds, body parts, and classifications are just some of the comparisons made between creatures that on the surface appear to have no connection.  Here is a sample: ...

In my research for books about snow day experiences, I came across Under the Snow by Melissa Stewart.  This book does not fit my previous topic, but it is perfect for another related one:  hibernation.   After some research on this new topic, I have some great finds to accompany formal or informal instruction.  Here is a list of some picture books ...

In 2010, Buffy Silverman published a valuable set of science books with the Lerner Publication Company.   There is a book for each group in the invertebrate animal kingdom:  amphibians, mammals, fish, birds, and reptiles.  The characteristics for each animal kingdom are defined along with information related to life cycles, habitats, survival, and ...