Exploring Mammals
- ISBN-10
- 0761477195
- ISBN-13
- 9780761477198
- Category
- Mammals
- Pages
- 1600
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-09
- Publisher
- Cavendish Square Publishing
Description
This beautifully illustrated set introduces young readers to the diversity of mammal life. In clear language, it investigates the wide range of mammalian lifestyles and habits, noting the ways in which mammals have adapted to live in a variety of habitats and showing the similarities and differences among species. Each volume contains a graphic family tree, illustrating the taxonomic relationships among the mammals discussed throughout the set. Paying special attention to the ways in which mammals interact with their natural environments, this attractive and accessible set also discusses the ways in which human behavior influences the chances of survival for mammal species around the world.
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