Discover the best disguised animals on the planet!Some animals disguise themselves to look like plants or rocks. Others disappear from view altogether as they blend in to their habitats. How do they do this?In Animals in Disguise, learn how animals hide in plain sight and why. From avoiding predators and protecting themselves to ambushing or sneaking up on prey, each featured animal has an astonishing skill for keeping out of sight.With different creatures from around the world, organised by classification, this book encourages the reader to seek out each creature hiding in plain sight in the full-page photograph. Younger children will enjoy looking at the photos to spot the camouflaged animals. To help find them, a second picture shows the animal clearly and all is revealed at the end of the book.Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.
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Uncover the secrets of animal camouflage!
1: Survival skills1: Predator and prey1: Mammals1: African lion1: Mountain hare1: Snow leopard1: Bighorn sheep1: Springbok1: Brown-throated1: three-toed sloth1: Yellow-footed rock wallaby1: Birds1: Great potoo1: Eurasian bittern1: Egyptian nightjar1: Kakapo1: Eurasian golden plover1: Eurasian eagle owl1: Rock ptarmigan1: Reptiles and Amphibians1: Mossy leaf-tailed gecko1: Leaf-nosed twig snake1: Flap-necked chameleon1: Mossy frog1: Japanese giant salamander1: Malagasy ground boa1: Galapágos marine iguana1: Fish1: Crocodilefish1: Pygmy seahorse1: Sargassum fish1: Leopard flounder1: Tassled wobbegong shark1: Leafy seadragon1: Reef stonefish1: Insects and spiders1: Brimstone butterfly1: Stone grasshopper1: Tree trunk spider1: Tropical katydid1: Goldenrod crab spider1: Lappet moth1: Moss mimic stick insect1: Animals revealed1: Glossary1: Further information1: Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781526312150
Publisert
2023-04-13
Utgiver
Vendor
Wayland
Vekt
480 gr
Høyde
294 mm
Bredde
240 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96

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Michael Bright has worked as an executive producer with the BBC's world-renowned Natural History Unit, based in Bristol, and with its Science Unit in London. He is author of over a hundred books on wildlife, science, travel, and conservation, including many for children. His bestseller Africa: Eye to Eye with the Unknown accompanied the popular television series presented by Sir David Attenborough. He is the recipient of many international radio and television awards, including the prestigious Prix Italia. He is a graduate of the University of London and a corporate biologist and member of the Royal Society of Biology.