Creative Company’s Amazing Animals series—including Otters, Pronghorn, Porcupines, Seals, and Scorpions—tells the tales (and tails) of some of the Earth’s most fascinating creatures: How they live, what they eat, and what makes them unique. They were a lot of fun to write, and the animals were of course adorable and fuzzy. (Well, not the scorpions…)
From Creative Company’s description: From prickly porcupines to slippery seals, animals are wonderfully diverse. This popular zoology series for elementary students studies mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates from around the world. Beautiful photos pair with factual life science text to explore the featured creature’s appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. Each title also includes a related folktale or myth for cross-curricular learning. These books support elementary-aged readers with captions, on-page definitions, additional resources, and an index. Published in January 2025. Click on the links below for more on each book.
• Otters: With its sleek body and webbed feet, the otter is an amazing swimmer and diver. This zoology title for children, filled with beautiful photos and factual life science text, examines the aquatic mammal’s anatomy, hunting and feeding habits, life cycle, and cub care. Its ocean and river habitats are described, too. A folktale from the Alutiiq people of Alaska explains the connection between the otter’s long tail and its life on land and in the water.
• Pronghorn: Like deer and antelope, pronghorn are amazing animals—some of the fastest on the planet! This zoology title for children, filled with beautiful photos and factual life science text, examines the mammal’s two-toed hooves and other parts of its anatomy, feeding habits, life cycle, and fawn care. Its prairie and desert habitats are described, too. A folktale from the Blackfeet people explains how the god Na’pi gave the pronghorn its grassland home.
• Porcupines: Despite its fierce-looking quills and high-pitched chirps and squeaks, the North American porcupine is a shy, gentle rodent. This zoology title for children, filled with beautiful photos and factual life science text, examines the mammal’s anatomy, feeding habits, life cycle, and porcupette care. Its forest habitat is described, too. A folktale from the Ojibwe people explains how the porcupine got its quills.
• Seals: With its smooth, torpedo-like shape, the seal is a phenomenal deep-sea diver. This zoology title for children, filled with beautiful photos and factual life science text, examines the marine mammal’s anatomy, hunting and feeding habits, life cycle, and pup care. Its ocean habitat is described, too. A backmatter feature discusses selkies, mythical Celtic creatures known for disguising themselves as seals.
• Scorpions: With its large claws and curved, stinging tail, the scorpion is an intimidating arachnid. This zoology title for children, filled with beautiful photos and factual life science text, examines the animal’s anatomy, hunting and feeding habits, life cycle, and hatchling care. Its global habitats are described, too. A myth from ancient Greece explains how Orion and a giant scorpion became constellations in the night sky.
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