Ron Hirschi

Baby animals spend the summer growing, playing, and learning from their parents.

Describes the physical characteristics, diet, natural habitat, and life cycle of octopuses.

Includes "For Creative Minds" section with food web cards and information on how seasonal changes affect ocean plants and animals.

Describes the lifestyle and habitat of the swan, whooping crane, and loon; how the destruction of wetlands threatens their survival; and what we can do to save the animals.

A look at the Northwest Coast Indians, discussing the historic and continuing importance of salmon and cedar in their culture, with illustrations that blend the ways of the past with modern times, and photographs from an era when it was believed the Indian way of life had vanished.

Text and photographs look at the life of that resident of the high valleys of the Rocky Mountains, the mountain bluebird.

Describes various nocturnal animals and their nighttime activities.

Using some traditional Clallam words, a young Indian describes the natural surroundings and activities of the Clallam, or S'Klallam, people through the seasons of the year. Includes glossary.