Familiar Animals

TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 6
INTRODUCTION......Page 4
PEOPLE PLEASERS......Page 7
Cats: The Tiger in Your House......Page 8
Cattle: Most Valuable Creatures on Earth......Page 9
Dogs: The Loyal Companions......Page 12
Donkeys: Beasts of Burden......Page 13
Horses: Strong and Graceful Animal Friends......Page 15
Pigs: Smarties with Dirty Faces......Page 17
Sheep: Follow the Leader......Page 20
BIRDS AND BUGS......Page 21
Birds: Birds of a Feather......Page 22
Eagles: Riders of the Wind......Page 23
Kingfishers: Laugh, Kookaburra!......Page 26
Owls: The Nighttime Hunters......Page 28
Parrots and Cockatoos: Bright Colors and Brilliant Whites......Page 29
Peacocks: Proud Birds......Page 31
Insects: The World’s Largest Population......Page 33
Ants: Insect Castle Builders......Page 36
Bees: Inside the Hive......Page 38
Butterflies and Moths: Fly by Day, Fly by Night......Page 39
Cockroaches: Indestructible Insect......Page 42
Crickets: The Wing-Singers......Page 44
Grasshoppers: Garden-Variety Hoppers......Page 46
Mosquitoes: An Itchy Situation......Page 47
BEASTS OF FIELD AND FOREST......Page 48
Bison: Majestic American Beasts......Page 49
Coyotes: Howling at the Moon......Page 51
Lizards: Cousins of the Dinosaurs......Page 53
Monkeys: Cute Clowns and Big Bullies......Page 56
Rabbits and Hares: Long Ears and Strong Legs......Page 58
Raccoons: Masked Bandits......Page 60
Snakes: Legless Wonders......Page 61
GLOSSARY......Page 63
H......Page 64
W......Page 65