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96 pp.
| Scholastic
| March, 2004
|
TradeISBN 0-439-54834-9$$16.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
John Francis.
This volume, illustrated with realistic color art, is packed with animal facts organized into chapters. Within each chapter there are further divisions (e.g., how different animals use mimicry as a defense) that bring together diverse creatures by shared characteristics for intriguing comparisons. As with similarly designed titles, this book works equally well to read by section or to browse. Glos., ind.
46 pp.
| Checkmark
| March, 2000
|
TradeISBN 0-8160-3927-5$$16.95
(4)
4-6
Animal Watch series.
Beginning with an overview of the branches of the primate order, this dense biology volume continues with intense surveys of monkey and ape species, culminating with chimpanzees, gorillas, and humans. The small print is hard to read, and curiously, the author disingenuously waffles on evolution. Color photos, drawings, maps, taxonomic fact files, and sidebars supplement the text. Glos., ind.
46 pp.
| Checkmark
| March, 2000
|
TradeISBN 0-8160-4011-7$$16.95
(4)
4-6
Animal Watch series.
Illustrated by
Martin Camm.
This science volume introduces the species of penguins and the adaptations of both cold-sea and warm-sea penguins, then covers each species in depth, with maps of their range, drawings and color photos of their markings, a taxonomic fact file, and descriptions of their habits. The print is frustratingly small and the information dense, but future biologists will have a field day. Glos., ind.
46 pp.
| Checkmark
| April, 1999
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TradeISBN 0-8160-3924-0$$16.95
(3)
4-6
Animal Watch series.
Illustrated by
Martin Camm.
A variety of color photos and lifelike illustrations accompany the main text, sidebars, and boxes that examine the shark family and their close kin, skates and rays. Double-page spreads profile the different orders of these animals, contrasting their physical characteristics, habitat, and hunting and breeding behavior with their relatives'. The pages are densely packed but cleanly designed. Glos., ind.
46 pp.
| Checkmark
| April, 1999
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TradeISBN 0-8160-3925-9$$16.95
(3)
4-6
Animal Watch series.
Illustrated by
Richard Orr.
A variety of photographs and lifelike illustrations accompany the main texts, sidebars, and boxes that examine the cat family, from lions and tigers to smaller wildcats and house cats. Each double-page spread profiles one cat or group of cats, contrasting their physical characteristics, hunting and breeding behavior, and habitat with its relatives'. The pages are densely packed but cleanly designed. Glos., ind.