Whether it's Andre the aardvark or Zena the zorilla, each of these twenty-six unusual animals are part of a colorful A-Z adventure. Let the journey begin!

There are lots and lots of creatures in our world. How many do you know? Do you know how strong an ant really is? Do you know what a bat likes to eat? Do you know where a kangaroo lives? Do you know why moles are blind? Do you know why the nightingale sings only at night? Do you know which animal sleeps upside down? Do you know who uses stripes to hide? Come inside for a fun adventure around the animal kingdom! Youll get to meet a few of the creatures who share our planet. Youll learn some fun new facts about your favorite animals. Youll meet some new animals too. Youll learn the answers to all the questions aboveand then some. Animals AZ: Poems for Early Readers is your ticket to an exciting trip to learning for readers of all ages. All Aboard! *** Created by an experienced early educator and designed to capture a young childs imagination, Animals AZ is a book that young readers can enjoy on their own. During her thirty-year career as a teacher for grades K2, Gail found the use of rhymes, repetition, and memorization beneficial in teaching children to read successfully. With a blend of fun facts, bright rhymes, and colorful illustrations, the whole family will enjoy learning about animals from A to Z!

For the beginner reader, this sturdy cardboard book contains colorful pictures of White House pets from President Jefferson's mockingbird to President George W. Bush's dog.

Entertaining and informative, the newly updated Britannica Student Encyclopedia helps children gain a better understanding of their world. Updated for 2012, more than 2,250 captivating articles cover everything from Barack Obama to video games. Children are sure to immerse themselves in 2,700 photos, charts, and tables that help explain concepts and subjects, as well as 1,200 maps and flags from across the globe. Britannica Student is curriculum correlated and a recent winner of the 2008 Teachers Choice Award and 2010 AEP Distinguished achievement award.

Move aside horses and tigers and make way for hyrax and tarsiers! The Alphabet of Peculiar Creatures gives some unique, unusual and underappreciated animals their chance in the limelight. Learn some weird facts about them too - did you know that the xenopus eats its own skin and the binturong smells like popcorn?

The ultimate quest for the world's most mysterious creatures The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman -- these are the names of the elusive beasts that have caught the eye and captured the imaginations of people around the world for centuries. Recently, tales of these "monsters" have been corroborated by an increase in sightings, and out of these legends a new science has been born: cryptozoology -- the study of hidden animals. Cryptozoology A to Z, the first encyclopedia of its kind, contains nearly two hundred entries, including cryptids (the name given to these unusual beasts), new animal finds, and the explorers and scientists who search for them. Loren Coleman, one of the world's leading cryptozoologists, teams up with Jerome Clark, editor and author of several encyclopedias, to provide these definitive descriptions and many never-before-published drawings and photographs from eyewitnesses' detailed accounts. Full of insights into the methods of these scientists, exciting tales of discovery, and the history and evolution of this field, Cryptozoology A to Z is the most complete reference ever of the newest zoological science.