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TITLE:
Animals around the world / [written by Samantha Gray ... [et al.].
By:
Publication Date:
2009
Publication Information:
New York : DK Pub.
Physical Description:
127 p. : col. ill., col. maps.
Contents:
Introduction -- Animal habitats -- The ends of the Earth -- Life in the desert -- Welcome to the jungle -- The blue planet -- Life in a coral reef -- Mammal world -- Family life -- Different diets -- Amazing marsupials -- The high life -- Cunning carnivores -- Cat comparisons -- Super senses -- Speed king -- Leader of the pack -- Bear necessities -- Rodent success -- Primate party -- Life on the hoof -- Marine mammals -- Fun in the water -- Gentle sea cows -- Leap in the deep -- All about birds -- Eggs and hatching -- Caring for chicks -- Songbirds -- Amazing owls -- Wonderful waterfowl -- Seabirds -- The parrot family -- Feathered but flighless -- Penguin parade -- The reptile house -- Sssenses -- A tale of scales -- Enter the dragons -- Slither, slither -- The hardbacks -- Snap -- Land and water -- What is a fish? -- Fantastic fish -- Attack! -- Hammerheads -- Down in the depths -- Invertebrates -- Jellyfish -- Osctopuses and squid -- Life on the seabed -- Hard cases -- Bugs, bug, bugs -- Leapers and creepers -- Buzzing around -- Army of helpers -- Water world -- As dusk falls-- -- Weird and wonderful -- All change -- Glossary and index -- Picture credits.
Summary:
Photographs and facts present information about a wide variety of animals, from speedy cheetahs to enormous elephants.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780756658182
General Note:
"Content first published in various titles of the Eye Wonder series between 2001 and 2007."--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
