Humpback Whales (Living in the Wild: Sea Mammals) (Heinemann Infosearch: Living in the Wild: Sea Mammals)
by Anna Claybourne
Here’s an animal lover’s one-stop source for in-depth information on humpback whales! What do they eat? How do they behave? Are they at risk? This book also includes loads of fun and fascinating facts about humpback whales, as well as maps, charts, and wonderful photographs of these amazing creatures.
Detailed photographs and highlighted text specific to certain pet care help the young pet owner understand what a pet's needs may be and how to cater for them. From living arrangements to vet trips, each title encourages responsible behaviour with owing a pet. Ages 8-11.
大人のための動物の塗り絵
by Queenie Activitys
Let's Look at the Ocean Depths (First Discovery Close-up)
by Raoul Sautai and Ute Fuhr
Deep down in the oceans readers will find strange, monstrous creatures such as a hatchet fish (its wafer-thin, silvery body is like a mirror, which reflects a double image of itself and makes it difficult for predators to know where it is) or a bearded angler (its trailing beard lights up, luring tiny sea creatures into its glowing tangled filaments).
In this book the wonders of the animal world are displayed in exquisitely detailed pictures. Children ca n learn to recognise animals from all over the world, and pl ace them in their habitat by turning the acetate page '
The Seashore (First Discovery)
by Pascale De Bourgoing and Jeunesse Gallimard
Dig in the sand, peep under stones, pick up colorful shells. Find crabs and shrimps, oysters and limpets, mussels and starfish.
Watch ducklings hatch out and follow their m other. Paddle and dive with all kinds of ducks in ponds and rivers. Meet swans and cygnets in their nest. Fly south with geese when the winter comes '
Animals in Danger (My First Discoveries) (First Discovery)
by Pierre De Hugo
Which animals are threatened with extinction? In this book you will find out how some animals have disappeared altogether. Discover why others, like gorillas, panda bears, tigers, and even elephants must be protected if they are to survive.
They slither, they bite, they go bump in the night. Meet the Big Swamp Beasts! From crocodiles and snakes to birds, frogs and bugs, meet the strangest and most amazing creatures that live in the world's wet, murky and muddy swamps. This highly engaging information book makes the world of exotic animals accessible to young readers. Packed with amazing facts, stories and high interest information about each of the swamp things covered, each spread is accompanied by quirky full-colour, annotated i...
Let's Look at Dinosaurs (First Discovery/Torchlight)
by Donald Grant, Claude Delafosse, and Gallimard Jeunesse
Travel back in time to the dark, distant past. Meet plateosaurus, diplodocus, iguanodon, and the great sea monsters.
Packed full of facts this vibrantly illustrated book shines a light on dinosaurs like never before! Did you know that the Argentinosaurus weighed about as much as 12 elephants and grew as tall as a five-story building? Or that T. rex could crush a car in a single bite? Or that some dinosaur eggs were as big as American footballs? This exciting picture book is full of these and many more fascinating fact nuggets. Using striking visual comparisons, quiz questions and bite-sized facts, thi...
Everything your child needs to know about Irish farms! Did you know that there are almost 2,000,000 pigs in Ireland? And that sheep have rectangular pupils, which means they have amazing vision? Would you believe only 10 per cent of the milk produced in Ireland is consumed here? And that hens are pregnant for 21 days, but a horse can be pregnant for up to 345 days? How about the fact that despite our love of spuds, grass is Ireland’s top crop, covering 3,700,000 hectares, while potatoes cov...
Sharks (Creatures of the Ocean) (Portrait of the Animal World)
by Andrew Cleave
Let's Look at the Jungle (First discovery: Torchlight)
by Claude Delafosse and Christian Broutin
Explore the jungle and discover how it grows and where to find its unusual birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles.
Let's Look at the Seashore (First Discovery Close-up)
by Christian Broutin
The seashore scene has plenty of animals to spot, including a shrimp (it uses its pincers to cut up food and take it to its mouth just like a knife and fork) and a sea anemone (it reproduces itself like a plant with buds?the babies grow from the base of the anemone and gradually detach themselves).
No one can live without food, but what you eat is a personal decision. In the twenty-first century, many people are choosing to eat more vegetables and fruits and less meat. But is all meat bad for you? What does the science say? And what about sugar and trans fats, which are linked to diabetes and heart disease? People also make food choices for ethical and religious reasons. Some vegetarians and vegans avoid meat because they believe killing animals is wrong. Other people shun meat from fact...
How does a dolphin swim? How do they give birth in the water? How do they communicate with each other? Learn all about these intelligent, affectionate and sociable creatures that often swim in large groups, look after each other when injured and team together to catch their prey. Find out the names of different species of dolphins in the oceans around the world and about some of their close cousins.
The Basics of Animal Systems (Core Concepts (Second Edition))
by Lindsey Lowe
'No budding ornithologist should be without Matt Sewell's Atlas of Amazing Birds... sumptuous illustrations and brief captions tell us all we need to know' The Telegraph Matt Sewell, creator of Our Garden Birds, presents his personal selection of the most amazing birds from around the world, with dazzling watercolour illustrations, witty and informative descriptions and maps of every continent. Did you know that the bald eagle holds the record for the world's biggest nest - weighing more th...
You think you’ve got it tough? Try working on a dinosaur farm! From the author of The Journey Home (9781843652090) – Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2013 (winner announced in March 2013), Junior Magazine Design Awards (best Picture Book and Best New Talent categories) and the Cambridgeshire Picture Book Award 2013!The first UK recipient of the amazing Sendak Fellowship and one fifth of the Zombie Collective (zombiecollective.co.uk)Great fun for sharing and talking...
A tender and funny contemporary young adult follow-up to the highly praised Atty at Law, Atty in Love explores first love and includes an interview with a real-life animal rights lawyer. When feisty 13 year old Atticus Peale meets a mysterious boy in her Alabama town, she has to make a tough choice between her values as an activist and her first real love. Atticus T. Peale—Atty for short—is thirteen and a self-described advocate for animals. She’s also a vegetarian atheist in the heart of the...
Steve Backshall's Deadly series: Deadly Detectives (Steve Backshall's Deadly)
by Steve Backshall
Finding wildlife is rarely easy - unless you're Steve Backshall! In DEADLY DETECTIVES Steve tells young trackers everything they need to know about the origins of tracking, what you need to become a tracker and how to do it, whether the wild world is your own back garden, ancient woodlands, the riverside or coast. He illustrates his tips with examples of his own detective work on land and in the water from tropical rainforests to the African Savannah, from the Arctic tundra to the desert. Join...