Each book in this series introduces an aspect of the natural or technological world, providing a wealth of fascinating information. Simple text and detailed illustrations combine to answer the question of each title in clear, step-by-step stages. Where appropriate, there are safe and easy experiments to help clarify explanations.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Many years ago, the proudest animal in the jungle was not the peacock. The proudest animal was the tiger. In this timeless folktale from Vietnam, we see how Tiger's pride leads him to covet wisdom and, with the help of a wise farmer, earn his stripes.

Working from firsthand interviews and investigations, journalist Meacham offers a balanced, probing, fascinating analysis of how tiger extinction is happening and what is being done to try and stop it. For those readers eager to understand the ecological and political forces at play behind the tiger's endangerment and for those who simply love tigers, this book offers an informed, compassionate view that can make a difference.

Questions and answers explore the scientific aspects of the world around us.

Stripes is a small tabby cat who dreams of being a ferocious tiger, but when his owner takes him to the zoo he meets a real tiger who wants to switch places with him.

With their unmistakable stripes, tigers are hard to miss! They are also fearsome predators. Learn how tigers hunt, why they are so skilled at catching prey, and how they thrive in their habitat.

Why do zebras have stripes? Popular explanations range from camouflage to confusion of predators, social facilitation, and even temperature regulation. It is a challenge to test these proposals on large animals living in the wild, but using a combination of careful observations, simple field experiments, comparative information, and logic, Caro concludes that black-and-white stripes are an adaptation to thwart biting fly attack.