First field guide to sharks, whales and dolphins of Southern Africa
by Sean Fraser
Sasol First Field Guide to Sharks, Whales and Dolphins of Southern Africa provides fascinating insight into the sea creatures of the region. With the help of full-colour photographs or illustrations, distribution maps, and easy-to-read text, the young adult and budding naturalist will be able to identify the more common shark, whale and dolphin species found in southern Africa, discover where they live, and learn about their unique feeding and breeding habits.
Scary Snakes - Don't Get Bitten (Reptiles and Amphibians for Kids)
Seals and Sea Lions (Portrait of the Animal World) (Creatures of the Ocean)
by Andrew Cleave
Find out about fish that live in the sea, in lakes, and in rivers. Discover the beautiful shapes and colors of fish from all over the world. Learn how to look after fish at home.
My First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs (My First Discoveries)
by Claude Delafosse, Donald Grant, Henri Galeron, and Ute Fuhr
This encyclopedia of dinosaurs has been created especially to allow young children to discover the lush natural world in which different species of dinosaurs evolved. The beautiful illustrations provide a detailed guide for readers to observe and identify the many different kinds of dinosaurs and giant sea and flying reptiles. The archeology of fossil finds and of painstaking reconstruction of skeletons is vividly portrayed.
Freshwater Sharks (Amazing World of Sharks)
by Elizabeth Roseborough
Endangered Whales (Focus on Endangered Species)
by Clara Maccarald
What are these strange animals? Birds or fish? Watch penguins swim with seals in icy water.
Giants of the Sea (Todtri portrait of the animal world) (Portrait of the Animal World)
by Andrew Cleave
When you think of smart creatures, animals such as owls, dolphins, dogs, and gorillas come to mind. But what about ants building mega colonies or bees reporting to the hive about new nesting sites? What about escape artist octopuses and jellyfish that use their eyes (they have twenty-four!) to navigate? Can insects, spiders, and other animals without backbones be considered smart, too? We don't usually think of invertebrates, or animals without a spine, as being smart. But invertebrates can be...
With fossil records dating back 400 million years, sharks have outlived the dinosaurs and many other forms of life currently on earth – they are even older than trees. There are more than 1,000 species of sharks and rays, with new species discovered every year. Through their evolution, sharks have shaped our oceans into the rich habitats we know today. As apex predators, sharks play an important role in the ecosystem by maintaining the species below them in the food chain – helping remove the we...
Curious Facts from the Deep
by Alexander Kitain and Natalya Kitain