Text and photographs present information about seals and whales.

A lyrical portrait of seal characteristics and life explains how seals appear to be slow and sleepy creatures on land but are powerful, graceful and dynamic animals under the water who cleverly outmaneuver predators and skillfully catch fishy dinners.

Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the children but decides that there really is no place like home.

What if a boy found a beach ball and kicked it into the ocean? What if two seals found it and began to play? What if a third seal appeared on the beach looking for a friend? Enjoy this visit to the beach and the chance to guess what happens when different choices are made.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: A young mongoose protects his human family from two murderous cobras.-- White seal: A unique white seal searches for a refuge for his herd. -- Mowgli's brothers: A family of wolves find a lost child near their cave and keep him as their own. -- Yankee Doodle cricket: Chester C. Cricket and his friends help out Thomas Jefferson and Paul Revere. -- Cricket in Times Square: When a country cricket named Chester finds himself in New York,...

"In the Pacific Northwest, concerned volunteers become seal sitters, keeping vigil over the vulnerable baby seals that are left on the shore while their mothers hunt for food. Surviving in the animal kingdom is never easy and this informative picture book gives a first-hand look at what baby seals are up against. With its emphasis on human compassion, this true account teaches children to appreciate the natural world by helping in any way they can....