Baby animals are endangered for many of the same reasons as adult animals, but not always. Some animals, such as pandas, have only one baby, so not enough babies are born to replace the adult animals that die. Cheetah babies are eaten by lions when their mothers leave them to hunt for food. Many polar bear cubs are starving because the ice in the Arctic is melting, and their mothers cannot find enough food for them on land. When poachers kill elephants...

Depicts a barn owl feeding growing, and learning to hunt and fly during the first year of its life.

Follows the life of a duckling, from the time it is hatched until it mates and builds a nest of its own.

Follows the life of a dachshund puppy from its birth until it is taken to its new home after it is eight weeks old.

Describes the activities of baby goats from the time they are born until they are two months old.

Describes the early life of a donkey mare.

Follows the life of a fox pup from her birth until she has babies of her own the next year.

Photographs and text depict the growth and development of a puppy from its first day alive to its eighth week.

Butterflies are the most beautiful insects, and this latest Crabtree title shows these colorful creatures in all their glory! The book starts with the stages of metamorphosis from egg to wormlike caterpillar to pupa, and finally, to a magnificent butterfly. It then introduces some caterpillars and butterflies and asks children to notice their similarities and differences. The book then challenges children to guess which caterpillars would change into...