Zoology

Enticing and educational guides to our feathered friends and all things creepy-crawly, featuring artwork from the We're Going On a Bear Hunt animated special. Ants, spiders, and butterflies, oh my Readers will learn about all sorts of bugs and insects in this guide for...

This title focuses on catfishes and gives information related to their bodies, habitats, food, and life cycles. The title is complete with beautiful and colorful photographs, simple text, and a database for added activities. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....

Raptors are formally classified into five families and include birds--such as eagles, ospreys, kites, true hawks, buzzards, harriers, vultures, and falcons--that are familiar and recognized by many observers. These diurnal birds of prey are found on every continent except Antarctica and can thrive in...

How does a bird make its nest? What do birds eat? Packed with facts and activities, this book has these answers and more, and is a perfect introduction to the world of our feathered friends for kids who are curious about nature.With amazing facts...

David Attenborough tells the story of this colourful scientific figure - covering his origins as the son of a Cambridge don through his work in natural history and broadcasting, his famous educational documentaries and his enduring scientific and popular legacy today. Super Scientists are...

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This volume reports on the encounters between hikers and wildlife on the Appalachian Trail. Based on narratives provided by trail hikers, it explores the ways in which humans relate to the animals with whom they temporarily share a home. With attention to the themes...

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...

The branch of biology that deals with the study of animal kingdom, including their structure, classification, habits, embryology, evolution, and distribution is termed as zoology. It also focuses on their interactions with their ecosystems. There are various branches of zoology such as zoography, comparative...

The field of study that is concerned with animals is known as zoology. It is concerned with the investigation into individual animals and their constituent parts - animal populations, entire faunas and their relationships of animals with each other, with plants, and with the...

Bestselling children's author Kay de Silva presents "Marsupials". The book uses captivating illustrations and carefully chosen words to teach children about "the pouched mammal". This series is known for its beautiful full-color images. The description in large text is simple enough for young readers...

Bestselling children's author Kay de Silva presents "Whales". The book uses captivating illustrations, and carefully chosen words to teach children about the 'gentle giants of the deep'. This series is known for its beautiful full-color images. The description in large text is simple enough...

No other book in print covers the British species of the family Pyralidae, which includes such familiar species as the Mother of Pearl, the China-marks and the Grass Moths. All 208 species are clearly described in the text and all are illustrated photographically in...

The bible of Sasquatch/Bigfoot, reprinted in it's original form. With the explosion of knowledge taking place in recent decades, scientists are constantly discovering that things they have been certain about are wrong: the continents they thought had been in place forever actually drift around;...

Dan Tavis's humorous illustrations crank up the delight, and a child wanting to learn more will find it in the natural-history backmatter. Pat Brisson employs a variety of verse forms in the book, and she shows how it's done in a back-of-book feature called...

This follow-up to the disgustingly popular Nature�s Yucky takes young naturalists and other lovers of foul facts and icky information on an expedition to the American Southwest. Nature�s Yucky 2 introduces readers to sixteen desert creatures and vividly answers such scintillating scientific questions as:...

Dragonflies are increasing in popularity because they are colourful and fascinating to watch in flight over water. Their conservation in the British countryside has become a matter of concern. This book provides an introduction for those who wish to learn more about them, and...

Since its initial publication in 1959, The Wild Mammals of Missouri by Charles W. Schwartz and Dr. Elizabeth R. Schwartz has become the definitive guide to the identification of these animals, and it continues to be a source of abundant information about their lives....

Visit any pond on a summer day and the air will be alive with dragonflies and damselflies--shimmering aerobatic daredevils that dart above the water and even into nearby fields and woodlands. Organized for easy use in the field, this abundantly illustrated guide, with more...