Where do turtles hail from' Why and how did they acquire shells' These questions have spurred heated debate and intense research for more than two hundred years. Brilliantly weaving evidence from the latest paleontological discoveries with an accessible, incisive look at differe…
When his animal friends offer amusing explanations for thunder and lightning, Franklin overcomes his fear of such storms.
When his animal friends offer amusing explanations for thunder and lightning, Franklin overcomes his fear of such storms.
When his animal friends offer amusing explanations for thunder and lightning, Franklin overcomes his fear of such storms.
Franklin gets to make a new friend when the Moose family moves into the house down the lane. He discovers that initial assumptions are not always correct.
There's someone new at Franklin's school. A moose--but Franklin is too scared of the size of Moose to become friends until they are paired together in a school project.
For nearly 200 million years, Earth has been occupied by reptiles--a lineage of terrestrial vertebrates that includes some, like birds, that have invaded the aerial environment, and others, like turtles, that have invaded aquatic environments. With thirty-nine known species, Ala…
For nearly 200 million years, Earth has been occupied by reptiles--a lineage of terrestrial vertebrates that includes some, like birds, that have invaded the aerial environment, and others, like turtles, that have invaded aquatic environments. With thirty-nine known species, Ala…
At top speed, an ornate box turtle can cross the length of a football field in about 7 minutes. While not a blazing pace, it's faster than the eastern box turtle, which clocks in at 20 minutes. It's a good thing these reptiles don't have to outrun predators. Instead, they have a…
At top speed, an ornate box turtle can cross the length of a football field in about 7 minutes. While not a blazing pace, it's faster than the eastern box turtle, which clocks in at 20 minutes. It's a good thing these reptiles don't have to outrun predators. Instead, they have a…
