"Internet linked"--Cover. Includes index. FREE with Usborne book sales.
Contents:
Internet links -- Animal planet: Animal kingdom -- On the move -- Meal time -- Seeing and hearing -- Smell, taste and touch -- Animal talk -- Getting together -- Growing up -- Journeys and rest -- Living together -- Hide and seek -- Animal homes -- Conservation -- South and Central America: Andes mountains -- Rainforest canopy -- Amazon -- Grassland life -- North America: Rocky mountains -- Prairies -- Sonoran desert -- Florida everglades -- Africa: Namib desert -- Congo jungle -- Serengeti plains -- Okavango delta -- Madagascar -- Europe: Pyrenees mountains -- Coto Donana -- Western isles -- Asia: Desert lands -- Himalayan mountains -- Sichuan forests -- Borneo's swamps -- Sumatra -- Australasia: Tropical north -- Outback -- Southern forests -- New Zealand -- Arctic and Antarctica: Arctic -- Tundra and taiga -- Antarctica -- Ocean life: Coral reefs -- Open ocean -- Deep sea monsters -- Fact file: Animal facts -- Animal records -- Animal quiz -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary:
The extraordinary photographs and simple, yet informative text in this fascinating introduction to the creatures of the world will enthrall young children. Includes maps, with animal icons to help readers locate the different species, animal facts, classification charts and an animal quiz.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.