Toxic Water: Minamata, Japan traces the tragic story of toxic wastewater from a factory that poisoned an entire Japanese town.

As the sun starts to set, a spotted wildcat awakens. It leaves the cave where it has been resting and begins to roam the rocky landscape outside. In the cool night air, the bobcat hunts for its prey. When morning comes, it escapes the heat by returning to the cave. Welcome to life in the desert! Young readers will learn all about the desert environment where the bobcat lives, as well as its physical characteristics, what it eats, and how it survives...

Read many stories of dogs displaying their intelligence. From saving lives, detecting cancer, and communicating using body language, dogs are surprising people with their intelligence and ingenuity.

Learn how firefighters prepare and train for their job so they can be ready for any emergency.

Introduces the praying mantis, describing its physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, diet, and behavior.

At Hound Town Lake, Emma meets the newest lifeguard, a Newfoundland, and learns how the dog's webbed feet and rudder-like tail are used to save struggling swimmers.

Examines the whale shark, looking at what it eats, where it lives, and how it is born.

Introduces the mosquito, describing its physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, diet, and behavior.