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Introduces the world of nests, revealing the variety created by the world's birds, animals, and insects.

Pictures and simple text depict forest animals' tracks in the snow as they rush to their homes during a winter storm.

Several animals offer to let a little mouse live with them, but she keeps searching until she finds just the right home.

Our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America's lakes and rivers. Goldfarb shares the powerful story about one of the world's most influential species. He explains how North America was colonized, how our landscapes have changed over the centuries, and how beavers can help us fight drought, flooding, wildfire, extinction, and the...

See inside the extraordinary homes that animals build, from the perfect honeycomb cells of a bees' nest to the mighty construction of a beaver lodge. Discover their ingenious building methods. Four spectacular pop-up scenes reveal the hidden features of animal homes in a unique way.

"This book takes a close look at many animals that live or spend much of their life underground. It provided interesting information about why the animals go underground and how they live there. Animals covered in the book include the desert tortoise , moles, ants, meerkats, armadillos, burrowing owls, and many more."--Back cover.

When two rather stout ladies sit on Chester Cricket's home in the Old Meadow, the worm-eaten stump collapses and Chester, aided by his friends, is forced to look for a new home.

Tired of his own home, a bear goes exploring, visiting animals around the world in their various habitats.

Lizard's log, Fox's den, and other animal homes are discovered on a walk down the road.