Backyard Pets: Activities for Exploring Wildlife Close to Home

Backyard Pets: Activities for Exploring Wildlife Close to Home by Carol Amato, illus. by Cheryl Kirk Noll, starts off with ""Bringing Backyard Pets Home,"" focusing on critters like snails, worms and caterpillars, and offering basic information as well as investigations and activities for first-hand learning. Birds and butterflies share the spotlight in Part II, ""Attracting Wildlife to Your Backyard."" A glossary, index and suggested reading list are included. (Apr.)