Book excerpt: Photographer, veterinarian, and author Graham Meadows and zoologist Claire Vial have combined their talents to produce this stunning series of animal books. Ideal for children who wish to know more about various species of animals: their characteristics, their behaviors, and their young. A valuable resource that assists students in gathering and sorting up-to-date, researched, factual information at an appropriate reading level. Nonfiction text features such as tables of contents, headings, glossaries, labels, and highlighted vocabulary enable students to easily locate information.