An introduction to predators on land, in the air, and in the water, highlighting the amazing range of adaptation employed to catch, subdue, and consume a living meal.
Thirty years ago, Antarctica was the haunt primarily of explorers, scientists and their support staff. Very few people had yet had opportunities to visit just to say they had been; the continent was too far away, too cold and too expensive to reach. Now things are different. Antarctica is still far away and still exceedingly cold, but it has ...
This illustrated guide to wild cats includes profiles on lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, snow leopards and clouded leopards, cheetahs, ocelots, lynx, caracals, pumas, houshold cats, and information about saving the cats.
This visual guide to monkeys and apes includes profiles on lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers; marmosets and tamarins; new-world monkeys; capuchins, douroucoulis, and titi monkeys; sqirrel, howler, and spider monkeys; old-world monkeys; macaques; barbary apes and mangabeys.
Children won't be able to put down Nature Unfolds, an exciting new series that uses spectacular fold-out illustrations to involve children in exploring habitats. Each book divides a particular habitat into its natural layers. The first spread features an overview of the entire habitat, which then opens up to reveal a glorious 11 3/4 x 34 3/4" fold ...
What is an explorer? What drives someone to go into the unknown? Certainly courage, determination, a restless energy and exceptional leadership qualities, often coupled with a streak of ruthlessness, egoism, recklessness and a generous quota of luck. What the explorers in this book have in common most of all, perhaps, is an obsessive curiosity and ...
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the large Red and Grey kangaroos and introduces other members of the kangaroo family.
This is a close-up and personal view of the natural habitats of whales, with maps showing the areas of the world in which they can be found as well as fact files which identify whales' features. It includes a yearly life cycle, with hunting, sleeping, eating, family life and mating patterns; information on how their young are raised ; major ...
Children won't be able to put down Nature Unfolds, an exciting new series that uses spectacular fold-out illustrations to involve children in exploring habitats. Each book divides a particular habitat into its natural layers. The first spread features an overview of the entire habitat, which then opens up to reveal a glorious 11 3/4 x 34 3/4" fold ...
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