Kristin Petrie

Introduces raccoons, describing their physical features, life cycle, habitat, diet, nocturnal behavior, and predators.

Introduces garter snakes, describing their physical features, life cycle, habitat, diet, nocturnal behavior, and predators.

Introduces hummingbirds, describing their physical features, life cycle, habitat, diet, nocturnal behavior, and predators.

"Take your readers beyond the world of dogs and cats with Unique Pets! In this title, they will discover the chameleon's long, sticky, lightning-fast tongue and its amazing color-changing abilities. Easy-to-read text introduces the behaviors, size, appearance, natural habitat, diet, reproduction, development, and care and keeping of this prized reptile. Large, full-color photos show off the chameleon's special features. Your readers are unique individuals....

With a wag and a "woof," this book invites readers to meet the Xoloitzcuintli, or Mexican hairless dog. Readers will examine the history, physical attributes, development, and behavior of the ancient Xoloitzcuintli breed. Coat, color, size, and care instructions are also discussed. Full-color photos allow readers to see these active, social dogs in a variety of situations. An index and glossary are also included. Aligned to Common Core Standards...

Check out the cawing crow! As part of the Backyard Animals series, this book introduces the unique features of this wild animal. The text covers this bird's habitat, life cycle, physical characteristics, diet, and defenses. Also included are a range map and a body diagram. In the sky or on the ground, backyard animals are all around! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo...

Through engaging text and full-color photos, readers learn that there are 600 muscles in the human body and that there are three different types of muscles, cardiac, smooth, and skeletal. Other topics discussed include tendons, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscles, which make up the walls of blood vessels, the stomach, and intestines and are found in the body's hollow organs. The book explains that cardiac and smooth muscle are involuntary muscles,...

Explore the kinkajou's appearance, habitat, diet, life cycle, and predators.

Presents an introduction to Chinese river dolphins, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on their physical description, habitat, eating habits, and survival in the wild. Includes glossary.