Hippos, crocodiles and anacondas are just a few of the fascinating animals featured in their watery habitat.

Hippos, crocodiles and anacondas are just a few of the fascinating animals featured in their watery habitat.

An introduction to some of the animals that inhabit the Earth's driest places.

An introduction to nine inhabitants of the forest, including the black bear, lynx, wolverine, and loon.

This introduction to animal habitats examines why savanna animals are well suited to the place they live.

…Here is the water both shallow and still that soaks the soil of this murky, moist world: Here is the wetland. It is known as the wetland. Atop its glittering surface and below in its shadowy depths, birds, bass, minks, and muskrats struggle to survive and flourish. Madeleine Dunphy’s lyrical prose provides a clear understanding of how each living creature links to the other in a vital chain of life. Artist Wayne McLoughlin adds a stunning visual perspective with luminously detailed paintings that convey the fragile beauty and complexity of this fascinating and critically important ecological community.

The first field guide to all of Vermont's natural communities