Life underground : tunnel into a world of wildlife /
"Discover the hidden world beneath your feet. Peer into woodland burrows. Find the secret places that grassland predators can't reach. Learn how to escape the desert heat. From under the arctic snows to the shade below the forest floor, you'll be amazed at how much wildlife there is t...
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DK Publishing,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2023. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | American edition. |
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Summary: |
"Discover the hidden world beneath your feet. Peer into woodland burrows. Find the secret places that grassland predators can't reach. Learn how to escape the desert heat. From under the arctic snows to the shade below the forest floor, you'll be amazed at how much wildlife there is teeming underground"-- |
Item Description: | "First American edition, 1997, published as The burrow book." --Verso of title page. |
Carrier Form: | 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 x 36 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes index. |
ISBN: |
9780241595770 0241595770 |
Index Number: | QL756 |
CLC: | Q95-49 |
Call Number: | Q95-49/W911 |
Contents: | Burrow biomes -- Why live underground? -- Tundra burrowers -- Canadian tundra -- African desert -- Freshwater burrowers -- Woodland burrowers -- European woodland -- Australian scrub -- Grassland burrowers -- North American prairie -- Desert burrowers -- Going underground -- Brillian burrowers -- Glossary and index. |