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Author:

Jackson, Tom, 1953- author.

Title:

Eyewitness animal / written by Tom Jackson.

Edition:

[Second edition]

Publisher:

DK Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Animals--Juvenile literature.
Animals.

Notes:

Previous edition ©2012. Includes index.

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.

Summary:

Introduces the world of animals, describing their physical characteristics, life cycles, habitats, group behaviors, roles as workers and companions to humans, and the different steps being taken to protect them.

Series:

DK eyewitness books

ISBN:

1465435719
9781465435712 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)910187600

Locations:

BRPD251 -- Adel Public Library (Adel)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

SVPC124 -- Clarksville Public Library (Clarksville)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

NDPD953 -- Forest City Public Library (Forest City)

HHPC765 -- Laurens Public Library (Laurens)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

ESPD725 -- Sibley Public Library (Sibley)

SWPB522 -- Swisher Public Library (Swisher)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

YGPC162 -- West Branch Public Library (West Branch)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)