Animals Nonfiction

Don't let their size fool you. Miniature pinschers are fearless! Learn more about these fun-loving dogs.

With shocking speed, a crocodile can lunge at its prey and grab it with its strong jaws and razor-sharp teeth. Listeners will learn about what makes crocodiles such deadly predators, from their hunting styles to what they like to eat. Fun Facts and an Amazing but True section will thrill listeners and give them a closer look at the lives of these awesome creatures.

Cobras strike prey with their venomous fangs. Learn about these hooded hunters.

Did you know all Morgan horses are descended from one stallion named Justin Morgan? Or that Thoroughbreds are known as the fastest horses on Earth? Shine a spotlight on the characteristics of different horse breeds. From the Paint horse's colorful coat to the Clydesdales amazing strength, listeners will learn all there is to know about their favorite breeds!

Swim along with the clown fish on the reef. These eye-catching fish live in anemones for safety and food. Learn what they eat and how they survive in the big ocean.

Big, burly anacondas coil around their prey then swallow it whole. Learn about these water-loving giants.

On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the shipwreck and a harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than thirty stranded sailors.

This is a brief introductory guide on dogs and why they behave the way they do.

Kids love animals, and what better way to introduce nonfiction for early learners than with easy-to-digest text? Nonfiction stories tell about these animals’ life in the wild. This volume includes Ostriches, Peacocks, Rhinoceroses, Tigers, Wildebeests, Wolves, Skunks.

There’s a new baby joining the pod. It’s a dolphin calf! Learn all about baby dolphins, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they’re raised, and how big they grow.

There’s a new baby joining the colony. It’s a penguin chick! Learn all about baby penguins, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they’re raised, and how big they grow.

There’s a new baby joining the family. It’s a cheetah cub! Learn all about baby cheetahs, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they’re raised, and how big they grow.

There’s a new baby joining the colony. It’s a koala joey! Learn all about baby koalas, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they’re raised, and how big they grow.

Physicians used to make house calls. Today, a few veterinarians still do. Duncan MacVean, DVM, is one such vet. His patients range from cats and dogs to pigs and lizard - each of them a unique personality. Every animal and every home is different, but every owner is the same in their affection for their companions. Without warning, MacVean finds himself in odd situations: stepping into a basement full of free-flying bats or struck speechless by a pig who loves opera so much that she falls into a trance.

In 1811, while exploring the cliffs near Lyme Regis, England, 12-year-old Mary Anning made the find of a lifetime. There in the rocks was the skeleton of a strange creature. Mary's find was later named Ichthyosaurus, a reptile that lived more than 250 million years ago. Anning went on to have a long career finding and identifying dinosaur fossils. However, her work often went unrecognized by male scientists of the time, and she received little credit until long after her death. Learn about Mary Anning's perseverance and her important discoveries in paleontology.

Hi, there! I'm a great white shark. Don't let my sharp teeth scare you off. I started life much smaller, just like you!

Great white, bull, and tiger sharks are some of today’s most talked-about sharks. But have you met the sharks of yesterday? Each prehistoric shark had its own amazing—and sometimes strange—features. The scissor-tooth shark had teeth in a spiral shape. The giant megalodon was about three times the size of a great white. One small prehistoric shark had a big dorsal fin in the shape of an ironing board!

Snatch! A great white leaps out of the water to catch a seal. How did it get its dinner? It used its superpowers! From a super sense of smell to super speed, a shark’s body is built for one thing—hunting. Its nostrils can smell some substances 10,000 times better than people! Low light? No problem! A shark’s eyes see well in dim light.

Big bodies. Razor-sharp teeth. Crushing jaws. Great white sharks are some of the most feared sharks. Some people say they seek out people as food. But this is a myth. Attacks on people are very rare. Some people say great whites live only in warm waters. This is a myth too! You can’t believe everything you hear! Listeners will bust more myths about these top ocean predators.

Deep, deep down, at the very bottom of the ocean, lies a secret world. Through lyrical narration, this story takes listeners on a journey to a place very few humans have ever been—the Mariana Trench. The imagined voyage debunks scary myths about this mysterious place with surprising and beautiful truths about life at Earth's deepest point.