In this latest installment of the Cat in the Hat's Learning Library, the Cat takes Sally and Nick to Africa — where they meet some really big cats — and all sorts of other animals, too, including elephants, zebra, giraffe, hippos, warthogs, buffalo, baboons, side-striped jackals, spotted hyena, galagos, pythons, vipers, and six kinds of antelope! Young readers will learn how animals are either predators or prey, that elephants tend to favor one tusk over the other, how to tell the difference between a white and black rhino (both of which are grey!), that lion cubs are born covered with spots that soon disapear, and much, much more! Fans of the new PBS preschool science show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (which is based on The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) won't want to miss this wild new addition to the series!

«Chill out with the Cat in the Hat as he takes Sally and Dick to visit the North and South Poles in this very «cool» Cat in the Hat Learning Library book! As the Cat and Co. mingle with reindeer, musk oxen, polar bears, caribou, and all sorts of penguins, they discover how the animals stay warm in freezing temeratures, why it's colder at the South Pole than at the North Pole, that one pole is located on land and the other isn't, and how scientists are studying climate change to keep both poles icy cold. Perfect for fans of the hit PBS kids TV show «The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That,» this is a great choice for curling up with on a winter's day!»

The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for an umbrella-vator ride through the understory, canopy, and emergent layers of a tropical rain forest, encountering a host of plants, animals, and native peoples along the way.

With the able assistance of Thing 1 and Thing 2 — and a fleet of Rube Goldbergian vehicles — the Cat in the Hat examines various parts of plants, seeds and flowers; basic photosynthesis and pollination; and seed dispersal.