Known for their haunting howls, coyotes live throughout North America. These bushy-tailed canines look like wolves, but they are much smaller. Mother coyotes raise their tiny pups in hidden dens. Not long after birth, the pups yip, yap, howl, and bark to communicate with their mom and other adults in the pack. They also pounce on bugs, play, and pretend to fight to sharpen their hunting skills. In this coming-of-age introduction to coyotes, readers...

Although fennec foxes are the smallest kind of fox, they have enormous ears. The little canines make their homes in the scorching sandy deserts of North Africa. Fennecs dig deep underground dens, in which they rest during the heat of the day. At night, when it's cooler, they emerge to find plants, eggs, and small animals to eat. Fennec fox mothers use the den to give birth to and raise adorable baby foxes each spring. In this coming-of-age introduction...

In the spring, a gray wolf mother makes a den in a hole in a hillside and has four tiny, cuddly pups inside. After giving birth, the mother wolf stays in the den for three weeks, tending to her babies' every need. When the mother has to leave the den to go hunting, helpers watch over the pups, but cooperation isn't limited to family life. Gray wolves also work together to take down large animals such as elk and moose. In this coming-of-age introduction...

With their bushy tails and pointed snouts, red foxes look like their larger wolf cousins. But, unlike wolves, they have gorgeous red-and-white fur. In addition to being incredibly cute, these foxes are finely tuned hunting machines. They have an excellent sense of smell and are always ready to pounce, even as tiny pups! In this coming-of-age introduction to red foxes, readers will see how these pups grow up to become adult foxes. The lively text,...

Coyotes may look like dogs, but these canine scavengers are far from tame. Readers will love learning about how coyotes live in the wild, including their diet, behavior, and life cycle. They'll also learn about how coyotes sometimes live and scavenge in towns and cities, making them some of the most common wild canines to run into. Brilliant color photographs and exciting text give readers a close-up look into the life of a coyote. This high-interest...

You might love dogs, but you'd never want to cross paths with a wolf! This book brings readers up close to the wild world of wolves. Readers will learn what wolves eat, how they behave, and how they raise their young. Brilliant photographs bring readers to the wolf's habitat while engaging text teaches essential facts about wolves. Readers also learn about human-wolf interactions and how to stay safe during an encounter with one. This volume unlocks...

Opportunistic dingoes wait for the perfect moment to pounce on small prey such as rabbits, rodents, and lizards. Early readers will learn more about dingo adaptations and behavior with this intriguing title. It features text that is carefully crafted to be engaging and accessible to early readers. It also explains other key ideas about dingoes including their vocalizations, habitat, and decreasing population due to breeding with domestic dogs. Thought-provoking...

Although a wolf's mournful howl is often associated with a full moon, they don't wait for this lunar phase to make their recognizable vocalization-Wolves howl whenever they want to communicate with other wolves. Young readers will learn more about the key ideas of wolf behavior and adaptations with this intriguing title. The explanatory text is thoughtfully written with early readers in mind and also covers wolf habitats, their ecological importance,...