Get face-to-face with 40 of the planet's most captivating night dwellers from the Kangaroo rat to the Cecropia moth -- Back cover.

Rhyming text contrasts the lives of animals that are active in daytime with nocturnal animals inhabiting the same forest.

Possum is hiding from the sounds in the night, and his fear sets off a chain reaction in the other night animals.

Three unlikely friends--Tobin, a pangolin, Bismark, a sugar glider, and Dawn, a fox--stand up to a big bully snake.

"The secret world of nocturnal wildlife is seldom observed, even by the keenest of nature enthusiasts. This unique book offers a window into the lives of little-known and studied creatures and their remarkable behaviour and adaptations in order to optimise their ability to go about their business in the hours of darkness. Nocturnal creatures from around the world are covered by the series of stunning images, and these include flying squirrels, sugar...

"An introduction to diurnal (daytime) and nocturnal (nighttime) animals"--

When the pet store closes for the night, a hamster's activities keep the other animals awake as they try to think of some way to put him to sleep.

"A story of nocturnal animals at different points on the food chain"--

Butterfly wakes up while Porcupine is having breakfast, and Porcupine tries to explain what it means to be nocturnal and Butterfly considers the advantages of a nighttime life while trying to get back to sleep.

After traveling to a distant watering hole during the dry season, Dawn, Tobin, and Bismark encounter strange events in the forest, including bark that jumps off of trees and tumbleweeds that chase them.