Plunge into the diversity of the animal kingdom in this Encyclopaedia of Animals. Packed with over 500 creatures, every one is looked at in detail by a natural history expert. From the tiniest sponge to the largest elephant, all entries are gloriously illustrated in this spectacular celebration of life on Earth.
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User-friendly and accessible, this is the perfect modern encyclopedia for animal enthusiasts of all ages.
The Encyclopedia of Animals
Fotolia: CPJ Photography (cr); Impala (fcrb). Getty Images: Mint Images / Frans Lanting (ca). 198-199 Corbis: Theo Allofs (c). 200 Corbis: Eric and David Hosking (fcra); Minden Pictures / Foto Natura / Jasper Doest (c).
A visual guide to animals, a detailed natural history introduction and over 1000 beautiful artworks.
Profiles birds, fish, mammals, insects, and amphibians in alphabetical order, providing information on each animal's physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat.
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.
An illustrated guide to over 650 amphibians, reptiles and mammals of the United States, Canada, Central and South America, detailing distribution, habitat, food, size, life span and conservation status.
The Encyclopedia of Animals
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.