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41) Wild animals
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book in association with Two-Can Pub
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces wild animals that live on the grasslands of Africa, including the rhinoceros, lion, and cheetah. Features an animal puzzle, quiz, and fictional story about the weaverbird.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
An illustrated compendium of animals with funny, fascinating or otherwise unusual names, from the sparklemuffin peacock spider to the fried egg jellyfish, describes the characteristics that gave each specimen its remarkable moniker.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"How to Swallow a Pig is a clever and whimsical nonfiction book about animal behavior disguised as a How-to/Advice book by the bestselling team of Steve Jenkins and Robin Page."--
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Presents a visual tour of the anatomical strengths of members of the animal kingdom and lends insight into their behaviors and abilities, from the reasons for the cheetah's speed to a termite's instinct to build a cooling system into its home.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Trickiest! introduces readers to some of the slyest animals on the planet, and the award-winning author and illustrator Steve Jenkins is here to show you what earned them their reputation. Steve's Extreme Animals reader series explores nature's truly superlative animals with the help of illustrations, infographics, facts, and figures while detailing the astounding abilities of critters as small as a frog or as big as a whale. Each installment focuses...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Flies are fast! They can hover, walk upside down, and use their lightning-quick reflexes to escape predators. But rainbow trout, slender lorises, and assassin bugs can catch them. Chimney swifts can, too. How do such diverse creatures manage to capture the same prey? Similar in structure to What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, this eye-popping picture book introduces readers to a menagerie of animals that approach the same challenges in very different...
Author
Series
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Feathers, fins, fur, feet--the animal kingdom is made up of nearly 9 million known species! From flying fish to flightless birds, each living creature has a unique role to play in the life of planet Earth"--
Series
Foxfire volume 3
Publisher
Anchor Press
Pub. Date
[1975]
Language
English
Description
Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region.
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Challenge yourself to discover the world's most amazing creatures! From black widow spiders to hammerhead sharks and everything in between, uncover loads of fascinating facts about animals that roam the land and sea with Emmy Award-winning host of Survivor and New York Times bestselling author, Jeff Probst! Includes quizzes, trivia, facts and incredible stories that will shock and amaze! -- Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A leading zoologist takes a fierce and often humorous look at the females of the animal kingdom and subverts the prevailing opinion among evolutionary biologists who have insisted that males are more interesting. Cooke tells a new story. Whether investigating same-sex female albatross couples that raise chicks, murderous mother meerkats, or the titanic battle of the sexes waged by ducks, Cooke shows us a new evolutionary biology, one where females...
Author
Series
Publisher
Blue Apple
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Does an Owl Wear Eyeglasses? explores the eyes and sight-abilities of various animals--and why most don't need or won't ever wear glasses. This leads into an exploration of how humans are able to improve their natural sight (and see things well beyond what 20/20 vision offers) and how people with vision limitations handle their daily lives."--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins is back with more Extreme Animals, perfect for young readers looking for accessible nonfiction chock full of incredible art. Stinkiest! will focus on the smelliest members of the animal kingdom. Through illustrations, infographics, facts, and figures, readers will see how big each animal is compared to humans, where it lives on the globe, and just how putrid it can be! With his signature art style, Steve Jenkins'...
Author
Publisher
Topix Media Lab
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Jack Hanna offers 200 really delightful facts and anecdotes about wild animals. Illustrated with full color photos of amazing animals, these stories include animal friends, endangered animals, hilarious stories, surprising animal species, and crazy, unbelievable animal stories that will warm your heart, plus a wealth of animal facts, lists, and information. Jack makes learning about animals fun"--Amazon.com.
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