What's The Difference? Series

Meet some of the very different creatures that belong to the world of birds. What have a penguin, a golden eagle and a flamingo got in common? Find out which bird spits a horrible liquid to protect itself from predators. Follow the bird that spends the summer in Europe or North America and travels to South Africa for winter. Ages 7-11.

Birds

by Stephen Savage

Published 5 February 1999

Find out all about birds. Do you know where they live, what they eat, how they sleep? Discover which bird lays the largest eggs and which birds can't fly.

Coloured panels list amazing facts. A bird scale shows the size of birds compared to humans.

Amphibians

by Stephen Savage

Published 5 February 1999

Find out all about amphibians. Do you know where they live, what they eat, or how they sleep? Discover which amphibians live in burrows in the desert, and which adult amphibian is four times smaller than its young.

Coloured panels list amazing facts. An amphibian scale shows the size of amphibians compared to humans.

Insects

by Stephen Savage

Published 5 February 1999

Find out all about insects. Do you know what they eat, where they live and how they move from place to place? Discover how different insects keep warm and cool, how insects avoid predators and which insect can run up to 60 centimetres a second.

Coloured panels list amazing facts. An insect scale shows the size of insects compared to humans.

Mammals

by Stephen Savage

Published 5 February 1999

Fish

by Stephen Savage

Published 5 February 1999

Mammals

by Stephen Savage

Published 30 June 1999

Introducing the topic of animal classification to young readers, this book explains which mammals can fly, which mammal uses twigs to dig termites out of their nests, and which mammals lay eggs. It is one of a series of books which gives a taste of the great variety of creatures found in each animal group and covers the key life processes set out in the science curriculum guidelines.

Amphibians

by Stephen Savage

Published 13 June 2002

Insects

by Stephen Savage

Published 15 August 2002

Find out about insects. Do you know what they eat, where they live and how they move from place to place? Discover how different insects keep warm and cool, how insects avoid predators and which insect can run up to 60 centimeters a second. The title presents coloured panels which list amazing facts alongwith an insect scale which shows the size of insects compared to humans. This clear introduction to the topic of animal classification may be useful for the study of classification in Science at Key Stage 2 (7-9 years).

Reptiles

by Stephen Savage

Published 13 June 2002

Find out all about reptiles. Do you know where they live, what they eat and how they reproduce Discover which reptile can dislocate its jaw to eat large prey, which reptile can run on water and which reptiles live in the sea.

Coloured panels list amazing facts. A reptile scale shows the size of reptiles compared to humans.

Fish

by Stephen Savage

Published 15 August 2002

Find out about fish. Do you know how many different types of fish there are, how they catch their food and how they are adapted to live in hot or cold conditions? Discover which fish can swim the fastest, how feamles protect their eggs and why sharks will sink if they stop swimming. This title presents colour panels which list amazing facts alongside a fish scale which shows the size of fish compared to humans. A clear introduction to the important topic of animal classification, this title may be useful for the study of classification in science at Key Stage 2 (7-9 years).