Steve Jenkins

Introduces children to a collection of wild animals and, through detailed illustrations, shows how and why the slithering, hopping, and crawling creatures move as they do.

A baby encounters a variety of young animals, including a clever monkey, a hairy warthog, and a dusty lion cub, before discovering the most precious creature of all.

Introduces children to the natural beauty and balance of the world around them by showing kids the hidden shapes and patterns that exist in nature, from the hexagons of a beehive to the diamonds on a snake's skin.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce different kinds of birds' nests, from the scrapes falcons build on high, craggy ledges to the underground nests burrowing owls dig. Includes brief facts about each kind of bird.