Frank Carlson Library

"With breathtaking full-page images, including a double-gatefold spread, Sibert-Honor photographer Nic Bishop introduces the beauty and diversity of lizards.The simple, engaging text presents both basic information and fun, quirky facts about the appearance, habits, and life cycle of these amazing reptiles."--Amazon.com.

"Meet the gecko--the escape artist of the lizard world! Hawks and rats would love to catch one for their dinner, but the gecko's amazing ability to protect itself keeps it safe for another day. With cunning camouflage, feet covered with tiny hairs for gripping (even upside down!), and the ability to drop its tail as a decoy, the gecko is more than a match for its pursuers. The creators of the award-winning Flight of the Honey Bee team up again for...

Gary the lizard goes with his parents to buy a new bike.

"Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to pet lizards through simple, predictable text and related photos"--

Explores the life of a Komodo dragon with information about its habitat, protection from predators, and threats to the species.

When her family brings a rare egg back from a trip to Australia, Kate Lipton, twelve, is excited for it to hatch but when it does, she notices certain changes around her house.

"Gary the lizard is excited for his first day of school"--Unedited summary from book.

"This photo-illustrated book for beginning readers describes the physical features and behaviors of horned lizards. Includes picture glossary and index."--

Explores the diversity and adaptations of lizards in habitats around the world. Includes information on more than 80 families and subfamilies of lizards, with details on evolution, biology, behavior, distribution, and life cycles.

Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger! Then one day a chameleon has an idea to remain one color forever by staying on the greenest leaf he can find. But in the autumn, the leaf changes from green to yellow to red . . . and so does the chameleon. When another chameleon suggests they travel together, he learns that...