Author : John Sibbick
Publisher : NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,70 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9780870448096
Text and pop-up illustrations depict animals of Australia, including the kangaroo, emu, desert frog, and echidna.
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Page : pages
File Size : 26,40 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Animal behavior
ISBN : 9781628859706
Author : Amara Darwin
Publisher : Publifye AS
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 31,34 MB
Release : 2024-10-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 8233934461
""Wonderful Animals"" takes readers on a captivating journey through the animal kingdom, exploring the remarkable adaptations that enable diverse species to thrive in their environments. This engaging nature book examines physical adaptations, behavioral strategies, and ecological roles, providing insights into the intricate relationships between form, function, and habitat. By focusing on both well-known and lesser-known species, the book challenges common perceptions and reveals the depth of biodiversity often overlooked in popular media. The book progresses through three main sections, beginning with an introduction to animal adaptations and major animal groups. It then delves into specific examples of physical and behavioral adaptations, before exploring the ecological roles of different species in maintaining ecosystem balance. Drawing on a wide range of scientific studies, including recent findings from biomechanics and animal cognition, ""Wonderful Animals"" presents up-to-date information in accessible language. The text incorporates anecdotes and case studies to illustrate key points, making complex concepts relatable to a general audience interested in nature. By examining how animal adaptations have inspired technological innovations and addressing ongoing debates in biology, ""Wonderful Animals"" offers readers a deeper understanding of the natural world. This comprehensive exploration not only fosters an appreciation for biodiversity but also underscores the importance of conservation efforts in preserving our planet's wonderful animals.
Author : Vernon S. Morwood
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Page : 352 pages
File Size : 20,17 MB
Release : 1883
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Author : Cristina Banfi
Publisher : White Star Kids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,77 MB
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9788854415270
Did you know there's a wasp that looks like a panda, a basilisk snake that runs over water, and a butterfly with a large skull on its body? Kids will discover all this and more, as they join an explorer and see a world of curious animals. Along with detailed illustrations of these cool creatures, young naturalists get lots of fascinating information from a team of experts.
Author : Linda Carr
Publisher : Creative Publishing international
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 27,95 MB
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1610590163
Follow easy step-by-step instructions to make a range of cuddly fleece creatures to keep or give away. A link to the patterns and templates is included in the book. Fleece is soft, warm, easy to work with, and simple to sew-requiring no lining or edge-finishing. Even brand-new sewers can make the perfect gift in a weekend, or less! From Simon Snake and Peter Panda to Hanna Horse and Cindy Centipede, each of the 20 animals is featured in a full-size photograph, along with a variation in one or more colors or sizes. There are easy-to-follow line drawings and step-by-step text instruction for construction and assembly of each one. Linda adds her own creative touches to each of the simple shapes-decorative trims, bright appliques, and quick, secure closures.
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Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,37 MB
Release : 1818
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Author : Philippa Perry
Publisher : World Book
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 29,27 MB
Release : 1961-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780716645016
It's the weirdest and wildest menagerie ever to strut across a page.
Author : Philip Bunting
Publisher : Quirky Creatures
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 33,70 MB
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 071126239X
The World’s Most Pointless Animals is a witty, quirky, colorfully-illustrated book featuring fascinating facts about some very silly animals…who we find are perhaps not so pointless after all. From familiar animals like giraffes (who don’t have any vocal cords) through to those that surely should not even exist, such as the pink fairy armadillo (absurdly huge front claws, super tough protective shell in baby pink, particularly susceptible to stress), our planet is full of some pretty weird and wonderful animals. For example: Koalas spend up to 18 hours a day asleep! Pandas are born bright pink, deaf, and blind. Dumbo octopuses flap their big fin-like ears to move around. A Narwhal’s tusk grows through its upper lip—ouch! With hilarious text throughout and bright, contemporary illustrations, this guide to absurdly awesome animals contains funny labelled diagrams and some excellent made-up Latin names (n.b. the jellyfish’s scientific name is not actually wibblious wobblious ouchii). Carrying an important message of celebrating diversity and differences, The World’s Most Pointless Animals inspires a drive to conserve our amazing planet and the creatures we’re lucky enough to share it with. Quirky Creatures is a series dedicated to seeking out the weird and wonderful denizens of the natural world and explaining why they are so strange, from the ridiculous to the truly terrifying. Also available in this series is The World's Most Ridiculous Animals and The World's Most Atrocious Animals.
Author : Erica Fudge
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 39,44 MB
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0252091337
Animals, as Lévi-Strauss wrote, are good to think with. This collection addresses and reassesses the variety of ways in which animals were used and thought about in Renaissance culture, challenging contemporary as well as historic views of the boundaries and hierarchies humans presume the natural world to contain. Taking as its starting point the popularity of speaking animals in sixteenth-century literature and ending with the decline of the imperial Ménagerie during the French Revolution, Renaissance Beasts uses the lens of human-animal relationships to view issues as diverse as human status and power, diet, civilization and the political life, religion and anthropocentrism, spectacle and entertainment, language, science and skepticism, and domestic and courtly cultures. Within these pages scholars from a variety of disciplines discuss numerous kinds of texts--literary, dramatic, philosophical, religious, political--by writers including Calvin, Montaigne, Sidney, Shakespeare, Descartes, Boyle, and Locke. Through analysis of these and other writers, Renaissance Beasts uncovers new and arresting interpretations of Renaissance culture and the broader social assumptions glimpsed through views on matters such as pet ownership and meat consumption. Renaissance Beasts is certainly about animals, but of the many species discussed, it is ultimately humankind that comes under the greatest scrutiny.
