Nic Bishop

Pub. Date

c2009

Description

Such animals as quolls and pademelons live on the continent of Australia, along with kangaroos, koalas, and many other marsupials. Bishop introduces the beauty and diversity of these amazing animals.

4) Nic Bishop spiders

Author

Pub. Date

c2007

Description

Text and photographs introduce readers to different types of spiders and their behavior.

5) Nic Bishop frogs

Author

Pub. Date

c2008

Description

Nic Bishop's photographs show all different kinds of frogs, big ones, very tiny ones, frogs with beautiful colors of skin, and one frog you can see inside of.

7) Red-eyed tree frog

Author

Cowley, Joy

Pub. Date

1999

Description

This frog found in the rain forest of Central America spends the night searching for food while also being careful not to become dinner for some other animal.

8) The tarantula scientist

Author

Pub. Date

2004

Description

Describes the research that Samuel Marshall and his students are doing on tarantulas, including the largest spider on earth, the Goliath birdeating tarantula.

9) Chameleon, chameleon

Author

Cowley, Joy

Pub. Date

2005

Edition

1st ed.

10) The secrets of animal flight

Author

Pub. Date

1997

Description

In text and photographs, presents birds, insects, bats, and other flying animals.

11) Chasing cheetahs: the race to save Africa's fastest cats

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2014]

Description

Describes the cheetah's essential role in the ecosystem and the ways in which Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Fund is promoting cohabitation between cheetahs and farmers.

12) The tapir scientist

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2013

13) The snake scientist

Author

Pub. Date

1999

Description

Discusses the work of Bob Mason and his efforts to study and protect snakes, particularly red-sided garter snakes.

14) Saving the ghost of the mountain: an expedition among snow leopards in Mongolia

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2009

Description

A pale, spotted, almost cloud-like coat makes the snow leopard uncannily invisible in its rocky mountain habitat. Author Sy Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop accompany conservationist Tom McCarthy and his team as they travel to Mongolia's Altai Mountains to gather data about snow leopard populations in an attempt to save this endangered species.

15) Kakapo rescue: saving the world's strangest parrot

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2010

Description

On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population.

16) Quest for the tree kangaroo: an expedition to the cloud forest of New Guinea

Author

Pub. Date

2006

Description