Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Animals that eat nectar and honey Animals that eat nectar and honey Alice Lightner Hopf Discusses nectar-eating animals, including ants, flies, bats, tropical sunbirds, honey possums, and lemurs and emphasizes their role in the pollination of flowering plants. OL4778520W
Bats Bats Alice Lightner Hopf Describes the characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of common and unusual bats, the only mammals that fly. OL4778521W
Biography of an ostrich Biography of an ostrich Alice Lightner Hopf Describes the physical characteristics and habits of an ostrich living on the African veld. OL4778528W
Biography of a rhino Biography of a rhino Alice Lightner Hopf Moved to a national park in Uganda in an effort to protect her disappearing species, a young white rhino becomes a pet of the rangers and tourists until it is time for her to have a family. OL4778529W
Chickens and their wild relatives Chickens and their wild relatives Alice Lightner Hopf Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, and history of the domestic chicken and its wild relatives, including the grouse, pheasant, prairie chicken, and ptarmigan. OL4778534W
Gods or demons? Gods or demons? Alice Lightner Hopf When his time machine is accidentally activated, Eli, his brother Tom, and their friend Sadie find themselves transported back thousands of years to a prehistoric time where they discover three races… OL4778535W
Misunderstood animals Misunderstood animals Alice Lightner Hopf Anecdotes about animals and their place in nature. OL4778538W
Nature's pretenders Nature's pretenders Alice Lightner Hopf Discusses the defenses and deceptions in appearance and behavior developed by animals to facilitate their survival. OL4778540W
Pigs wild and tame Pigs wild and tame Alice Lightner Hopf Introduces the domestic pig and a variety of wild ones including the wild boar, bushpig, pigmy hog, warthog, and peccary. OL4778541W
Spiders Spiders Alice Lightner Hopf Describes, in text and photographs, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of spiders. OL4778550W
Star circus Star circus Alice Lightner Hopf When the Star Circus lands on Halcyon, Gratia discovers an exceptional form of intelligent life on the sister planet of Furioso. OL4778551W
Star dog Star dog Alice Lightner Hopf A college freshman fears for the safety of his pup that was apparently sired by a spacedog whose telepathic powers he inherited. OL4778552W
Strange sex lives in the animal kingdom Strange sex lives in the animal kingdom Alice Lightner Hopf Discusses how organisms ranging from protozoa to mammals reproduce. OL4778553W
Wild cousins of the cat Wild cousins of the cat Alice Lightner Hopf Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and environment of different members of the cat family including the lynx, lion, cougar, caracal, and many others. OL4778557W