Aubrey Lang

The baby koala waits until she is six months old before she emerges from her mother's pouch. The baby isn't that curious about the outside world at first, but she's content to go along for the ride in Mother's pouch. Later she'll ride piggyback as they search the trees for the most tender eucalyptus leaves. But, one day soon the youngster will have to face one of the greatest dangers in a koala's life - fire.

Born in a mountain cave in Alaska, three grizzly cubs wait out the winter with their mother. When spring finally arrives, the mother grizzly leads her babies down the mountain to the river. But the mother is wary; there are big male bears near the water, and they are a danger to her children. When they are older, the cubs will be ready to fish in the river with the adult bears. But for now they will retreat up the mountainside. There the cubs will...

Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats ofthe many eagle species.

Introduces the Sonoran Desert, discussing its desert ecology and describing some of the most common plants and animals that are found there.