National Network for Equitable Library Service

A classic work of nature and humanity, by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927–2014), author of the National Book Award–winning The Snow Leopard and the novel In Paradise. National Book Award–winning author Peter Matthiessen takes readers on an expedition to find the most dangerous predator on Earth—the legendary great white shark.

Joe LaFlamme (1889-1965) s'est fait connaître dans les années 1920 et 1930 alors qu'il guidait son traîneau tiré par des loups au milieu de foules qui se pressaient de tous côtés, tantôt dans les rues de Sudbury, de Toronto, Montréal, Boston, Chicago et New York (sur Broadway, rien de moins !). « L'homme aux loups », comme on l'appelait, deviendra plus tard « l'homme aux orignaux ». Celui qui savait communiquer avec les animaux sauvages a vécu 30 ans à Gogama, petit village du Nord de l'Ontario.

The Chilcotin's wild horses are are romantic and beautiful, but they are also controversial: they are seen by government policy as intruders competing for range land with native species and domestic cattle and, as a result, they have been subject to culls and are not officially protected. In this compelling book, wildlife biologist Wayne McCrory draws upon two decades of research to make a case for considering these wonderful creatures, called qiyus in traditional Tsilhqot'in culture, a resilient part of the area's balanced prey-predator ecosystem.

From critically acclaimed illustrator of The Lost Package comes a bold nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider - meticulously researched and utterly charming. What if you were small as a bean, Could walk on the walls and ceiling, Sense vibrations through your elbows, And jump five times your body length? That is Jumper's world. Open this book to discover the vibrant, hidden life of a backyard jumping spider.

Get up close to some of extraordinary creatures that live in the abyss, the little-explored world thousands of feet beneath the ocean surface. A gulper eel with an inflatable mouth, a barreleye fish with a transparent head, a goblin shark with an extendable jaw, a vampire squid that can turn itself inside out, and a sea worm that drops "bombs", are just a few of the incredible creatures you'll encounter. Filled with facts and bright, bold, scientifically accurate illustrations, The Magnificent Book of Creatures of the Abyss takes young readers on a deep dive of adventure and exploration!

In September 2020, Rod Michalko wrote to friend and colleague Dan Goodley, congratulating him on the release of his latest book, Disability and Other Human Questions. Joking that his late guide dog, Smokie, had taken offense to the suggestion that disability was purely a human question, Michalko shared a few thoughts on behalf of his dog. When Goodley wrote back—to Smokie—so began an epistolic exchange that would continue for the next seven months.

What comes from the land down under? mania, that's Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania! There are so many unique species of animals, insects and plants on these islands! You will be amazed!

Canada is a vast country with large expanses of forests, towering mountains, spacious prairies and wide-open tundra. Each of these environments has its own unique animals, birds, insects and plants. This is your country, so learn all you can about

For this edition of Super Explorers, you better bundle up! Come explore the Arctic and Antarctic and all the creatures that make these icy places their homes. To survive in such places, these plants and animals have to be tough. - Arctic wolves can survive up to five months without eating, which helps them survive the long, dark winters when food is hard to find. - Arctic terns sure love the cold! They spend their summers breeding in the Arctic, then fly down during the winter to Antarctica to feast on fish.

Super Explorers take you back in time to see many of the amazing mammals that lived from the time of dinosaurs to the last ice age. We'll meet mammals both small and large, as well as some of your own ancestors!