"In the cloud forests of Monteverde, Costa Rica, pairs of male long-tailed manakins-clad in their stunning, red, blue, and black plumage-use perches as a stage for a coordinated song-and-dance to attract mates. Because the potential benefits are so great, males compete intensely for access to the stage. Who wins that competition? If you want a good perch to attract a mate, you need to have connections-and be deeply embedded in the manakin social network...

Looks at the unusual behaviors of insects and other bugs.

"Explains how the shape of [a fish's] . . . body works with its surroundings, letting it move in its own special way"--Provided by publisher.

"This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers, illustrated with photographs throughout, explores how animals are fighting the climate crisis by living, breathing and pooping"--Provided by publisher.

"Travel through continents and across oceans to meet the . . . animals that share our planet. . . . Illustrations, . . . photos, and fact-packed text reveal the lives, habitats, and behavior of these . . . creatures, from blue whales to butterflies, pandas to penguins, and scorpions to sharks"--Back cover.