New Releases by Natalie Lunis

Gives the history, physical appearance, and personality of Chihuahas.

Gives the history, physical appearance, and personality of Dachshunds.

Introduces scorpions, describing their physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, diet, and behavior.

Profiles the Jack Russell terrier.

If you see a scorpion crawling close to you, watch out! This spooky-looking creature can do some serious damage. It has a poisonous stinger at the end of its tail that can be very painful-and sometimes even deadly-for an unlucky recipient. This is just one of the startling facts children will discover as they explore the strange and unusual world of this creepy crawler. Vivid, eye-popping photos and clear, grade-appropriate text will engage emergent and early readers as they learn about the natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and behavior of this unique invertebrate.

Many people find centipedes creepy because of their many sets of legs, but these little creatures can also inflict some serious pain. Centipedes have poisonous claws that they use to capture prey and fight off enemies. The claws can be quite painful for a human, but rarely deadly. These are just some of the startling facts children will discover as they explore the strange and unusual world of these creepy crawlers. Vivid, eye-popping photos and clear, grade-appropriate text will engage emergent and early readers as they learn about the natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and behavior of this unique invertebrate.

A discussion of the black widow spider, the most dangerous kind of spider in the United States.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of eight pet-sized dinosaurs.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of eight giant sea reptiles.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of eight predatory dinosaurs.

Sea slugs are able to hide by changing the color of their bodies. How? They eat something that is a different color. This is just one of many surprising facts children will discover as they enter the weird and watery world of these slimy creatures. In Slimy Sea Slugs, large, colorful photos and clear, grade-appropriate text will engage emergent readers as they learn about the natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and behavior of these unusual and unique underwater invertebrates.

Sea stars don''t have a head or a brain, yet they are still able to hunt for food. How? The answer is just one of many fascinating facts children will discover as they enter the weird and watery world of these headless creatures. In Prickly Sea Stars, large, colorful photos and clear, grade-appropriate text will engage emergent readers as they learn about the natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and behavior of these unusual and unique underwater invertebrates.

Text and photographs present amazing facts about sea slugs.

Text and photographs present amazing facts about sea stars.

Text and photographs present amazing facts about squids.

Text and photographs present amazing facts about crabs.

In Komodo Dragon, young readers follow Komodo dragons living in the small islands of Indonesia as they learn about their natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and predatory behavior. Age-appropriate text paired with colorful photographs will engage young readers as they discover how the world''s biggest lizard adapts to its environment for survival. Komodo Dragon includes such useful and fun learning features as a detailed diagram that compares the animal''s super size to something familiar in kids'' own lives.

Describes ostriches, discussing where and how they live and their size, important body parts, defensive behavior, and babies.

Follow Paul Sereno''s 1997 excavation in the desert, revealing facts about this giant prehistoric croc that lived and fought among the dinosaurs.

Travel with Luis and his team as they hunt for fossils.

Presents some basic facts about rocks and geology to students in the lower grades.

Student Book

Student Book

Student Book

Student Book

Student Book

Student Book