"Allow yourself to be taken back into deep geologic time when strange creatures roamed the Earth and Western North America looked completely unlike the modern landscape. Volcanic islands stretched from Mexico to Alaska, most of the Pacific Rim didn't exist yet, at least not as widespread dry land; terranes drifted from across the Pacific to dock on Western Americas' shores creating mountains and more volcanic activity. Landscapes were transposed...

Examines the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the North American species of porcupine.

Simple text and photographs introduce the physical characteristics, behavior, and natural defenses of the porcupine.

Follows River Otter through the birth of her cubs and her attempts to get them to swim and live on their own.