Lorus Johnson Milne

Compares the habitats of animals who migrate long distances with those who stay close to home.

Describes the horseshoe crab's appearance, its life cycle, and its history, including the many environments it has been a part of through more than 500 million years.

Discusses how we can improve earth's natural features and support the balance of nature, emphasizing how life is sustained by other life.

Discusses the global cycling of carbon in living things, the addition of new carbon to the world's supply from various sources, and radiocarbon dating of organic matter in fossils.

Explains the origins of bogs, their special attractions, and the unique plant life to be found in them.

Describes the plants and animals found on the beach during the monthly spring tide.

Explains the role of the growth process in the life cycle of a living organism.

An extensive use of color photographs makes this a fine guide for identifying insects. Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text includes measurements, diagnostic details, and information on habitat, range, feeding habits, sounds or songs, flight period, web construction, life cycle, behaviors, folklore, and environmental impact. An illustrated key to the insect orders and detailed drawings of the parts of insects, spiders, and butterflies supplement this extensive coverage.