Animals in order

A general overview of rodents, including a description of fourteen species and recommendations for observing them.

Discusses the order of the animal kingdom known as Xenarthra and describes fifteen different species, including the giant anteater, three-toed sloth, hairy armadillo, and pink fairy armadillo.

An introduction to salamanders that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Describes the general characteristics of frogs and toads and takes a close look at fifteen species.

Describes the general physical characteristics and behavior of owls and takes an indepth look at fourteen different species.

Describes the general physical characteristics and behavior of shorebirds and takes an indepth look at fourteen different species.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a variety of North American spiders, including spiders in fields, gardens, around the house, underground, and in the water.

An introduction to beetles, the largest taxonomic order of insects, that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

An introduction to parrots, a taxonomic order of birds, that includes descriptions of fifteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Describes the traits and classification of the aquatic mammals called coleoids, a subgroup of the cephalopods, with an emphasis on different kinds of octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish.

Photographs and text introduce coastal, bottom-dwelling, open sea, and deep-sea sharks and rays.

Explores the relationship between members of the decapoda order, including descriptions of several types of lobsters, crabs, and shrimp.