Squirrel

by Richard Spilsbury and Louise Spilsbury

Published 1 August 2003
This is one of a series that focuses on animals found within the UK. Each book examines an individual animal, explaining what that animal looks like, where it lives, what type of home it lives in, what it eats, mating, young and growing up. The series' introduces readers to the issues of endangerment and conservation. A map shows the distribution of the animal throughout the UK. This volume explores the squirrel, an animal regarded as being cute by some and vermin by others. Why do squirrels hide some of their food? What is a drey? Why are there more grey squirrels than red in Britain? These questions and many others are answered in this book.

Blackbird

by Richard Spilsbury and Louise Spilsbury

Published 1 August 2003
This is one of a series that focuses on animals found within the UK. Each book examines an individual animal, explaining what that animal looks like, where it lives, what type of home it lives in, what it eats, mating, young and growing up. The books introduce readers to the issues of endangerment and conservation. A map shows the distribution of the animal throughout the UK. This volume explores the blackbird, a bird that can be found almost anywhere in the country. What do blackbird chicks eat? What is a roost? What colour are blackbird eggs? These questions and many others are answered here.