This amazing journey across North America takes readers from mountains to prairies, to the far north, and into coastal waters to visit animal families in their natural habitats. As they meet a variety of feathered and furry friends, including loons, polar bears, wolves, beavers, seals, and caribou, children learn how the families play, communicate, feed, and learn. Each animal is presented along with interesting facts about its environment. Other facts come from the animal itself; the moose calf, for instance, explains how it will grow huge antlers. Romi Caron’s charming watercolors, full of personality and expression, complement Marilyn Baillie’s lyrical text.

From tundras to tropical seas, Amazing Things Animals Do spans the globe to provide a captivating window into the animal world. Four beautifully illustrated chapters explore the ways animals help each other, the surprising lives of animal babies, animal habits such as hiding food, and the wonders of animal communication. Lavish watercolor scenes bring each special relationship to life: a tiny finch perches atop a giant Galápagos tortoise, fireflies flash codes to find food and mates, a polar bear mother and her cubs splash the icy Arctic waters. Marilyn Baillie’s concise, lyrical text captures the gentle balance of life.