Animals Close-Up
10 total works
Shows how animals build different kinds of shelters to protect them from weather and predators, and provide a safe place to have babies.
From crawling and climbing to swimming and slithering, animals move in many ways. This action-packed book looks at motion in the animal world and the different body parts animals use to get from place to place.
This intriguing book looks at why some animals have become endangered due to changes in their habitat and how we can help them. Examples include animals in the Arctic that rely on ice for hunting face the challenge of melting ice, the populations of animals born only on particular islands are shrinking, and many kinds of ocean animals are being poisoned by water pollution.
This fascinating book explains that some animals must learn the basics of staying alive from their mothers, while others know how to survive without being taught. Readers will also learn about other animal skills such as finding their way over great distances using cues such as the sun, stars, or Earth’s magnetic field when they are swimming or flying.
Different animals use their body parts in different ways to seek, find, and take in food. Accessible text and detailed photographs help readers understand how animals eat.