SkunksA look at skunks, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their odorous musk, behaviors, relationships with humans, and common status in the world today. Part of the Living Wild Classic Edition series Vivid photographs help take readers on a virtual field study to observe the life cycle and behaviors of each featured mammal, bird, or reptile. Each book also looks at past and present scientific research and includes a unique

"It's a good day to be a chicken

The lyrical text is both beautiful and hard-hitting

"Think Like a Writer" side panels

and such defining features as their big back feet

An examination of the democratic form of government

Part of the Now That's Big

A folk tale explains why these creatures are nocturnal

who turned it into a museum full of curiosities

ISBN 978-1-60818-402-6

ISBN 9780898127928

ISBN 9781608186662

their eyes intense and just this side of ominous