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Which animal is the tallest? What's the difference between frogs and toads? This book helps you to learn and become an animal expert. From creepy crawlies and bugs to the blue whale, it covers various topics in animal behaviour and evolution.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jackson, Tom, 1972 (Author)
Published: Dorling Kindersley,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Revised edition.
Series: DK eyewitness books
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Summary: Which animal is the tallest? What's the difference between frogs and toads? This book helps you to learn and become an animal expert. From creepy crawlies and bugs to the blue whale, it covers various topics in animal behaviour and evolution.
Item Description: Includes index.
Includes fold-out chart attached to inside front cover.
Carrier Form: 72 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm + 1 wall chart (folded).
ISBN: 9780241187760
0241187761
CLC: Q95-4
Call Number: Q95-4/J144/rev.ed.
Contents: What is an animal? -- Invertebrates -- Cold-blooded vertebrates -- Warm-blooded vertebrates -- Evolution -- Extinct animals -- Body systems -- Senses -- Animal diets -- Parenting -- Marine animals -- Freshwater living -- Cold and ice -- In the desert -- Open grassland -- Among the trees -- Taking to the air -- Animal homes -- Migrations -- Staying alive -- Living together -- Living in groups -- The human animal -- Livestock -- Animal workers -- Animal friends -- Pests -- Conservation -- Animals and myths -- Record breakers -- Tree of life -- Watching animals.