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"This updated edition vetted by an expert introduces young readers to everything they would want to know about the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, alligators and crocodiles. With kid-friendly text and diagrams, Gibbons compares the two reptiles--their physical differences, what they eat, where they are found, how fast they swim, how they raise their young, and more. Kids will want to read this book again and again to learn all about these crocodilians...

Mr. and Mrs. Green, two alligators, spend time together fishing, painting, and going to the park.

Animals represent each letter of the alphabet, from alligators to zebras.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of various members of the family of animals known as crocodilians.

When a crocodile captures Mrs. Chicken and takes her to an island to fatten her up, clever Mrs. Chicken claims that she can prove they are sisters and that, therefore, the crocodile shouldn't eat her.

Photographs and text depict the habits, diet, and characteristics of several kinds of crocodiles, alligators, turtles, snakes, and lizards.

Discusses prehistoric crocodiles, including the discovery of SuperCroc in the Sahara Desert, and the lifestyles, habitats, and conservation of modern crocodiles.

"A young reader settles down for a quiet bedtime story and realizes that a crocodile has fallen into his storybook and is wreaking havoc. What's the reader to do?"--Publisher's description.

Unhappy queen-in-training Cora receives a pet crocodile from her fairy godmother, who disrupts her mundane daily routine.