Learn more about familiar animals, as well as discovering some fascinating new ones.
Color pictures of animals and myriad facts about them.
Hunting and competition from domestic cattle mean Hunter's hartebeest is critically endangered . No more than 400 still exist in the wild . Ex + 6 Cattle , goats , and sheep , along with buffalo , antelope , and gazelles , are bovids .
DK First Animal Encyclopedia is loaded with spectacular photographs showing animal habits and habitats.
Creepy-crawlies The world of microlife Some plankton are as big as your fingernail; others are too small to see. Some creepy-crawlies, whether insects or other tiny creatures, are so small that you can't see them unless you look through ...
The entries are clearly presented, with simple, informative text and attractive artworks and photographs which aid understanding and enhance the book's appeal to young readers.
Blending adorable, simple illustrations with rich photography and lively text, My Encyclopedia of Very Important Animals is a very important book for very important people, the perfect first animal reference book for young readers.
... protect the softer internal network of chambers. hot air rises through the main chimney shaft and cools mud walls can reach a height of 20 feel (6 m) fresh air enters and stale air is expelled through vents in the porous walls cool ...
Winnie the Pooh and his friends introduce an encyclopedia of mammals, birds, reptiles, sea creatures, and insects.
Deep in its underground burrow, the Carolina wolf spider waits for the sun to set. When nighttime falls, it scans the entrance of its burrow with large, sensitive eyes. If there are no predators watching, it comes out to hunt.
This comprehensive encyclopedia presents a wide-ranging survey of four major groups of living things: mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. The text is written by a team of international experts in the zoological sciences.