Sandra Markle

"What if you woke up one morning and your eyes weren't yours? What If You Had Animal Eyes?--the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series--explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw an pair of animal eyes instead of your own! From the chameleon's eyes that can point in different directions, to the colossal squid's eyes that shine in the dark, discover what it would be like if you had these special eyes--and find out why...

Little brown bats do us a big favor. They eat huge numbers of insects! That helps limit the spread of diseases and the damage that insects do to farm crops. But in recent years, large populations of little brown bats have been dying off each winter. Is a virus killing them? Could climate change or pesticides be the cause? Or is it something else? Follow a team of dedicated scientists working to save the little brown bats in this real-life science...

Describes the different types of octopuses and how they search for food and defend themselves against predators.

Reveals how shark pups grow from tiny eggs into giant eating machines, reaching the top of the oceans' food chain.

What if you had animal feet? will teach kids about the amazing variety of feet in the animal kingdom and their specialty functions! From cheetahs' fast feet to mountain goats' nimble climbing hooves, to flies' sticky feet!

When the eggs of the hip-pocket frog hatch, the father sits "while the tadpoles wiggle up his hind legs and into the hidden pockets on his hips." But that is only the beginning of a fascinating adventure--the father must evade predators while searching for the perfect place for his froglets to emerge.

"A look at the plight of the golden lion tamarin for children."--

Describes how the bar-tailed godwit prepares for and carries out what is the longest nonstop bird migration--a seven thousand-mile flight from Alaska to New Zealand.

Details numerous science experiments which can be done at home, explains the various scientific phenomena involved, and suggests further experiments.

What if an animal's teeth grew into the space where you lost your two front teeth?