"Includes poster-size fold-out pages"--Cover. Includes index.
Contents:
The migration story -- Preparation and travel -- Finding the way -- Land. Journeys by land -- African elephants -- Zebras -- Wildebeests -- Caribou -- Polar bears -- Emperor penguins -- Forest primates -- Mountain dwellers -- Scuttlers and sliders -- Air. Journeys by air -- Flyways -- Seabirds -- Shorebirds -- Arctic terns -- Swallows -- Flamingos -- European white storks -- Cranes -- Songbirds -- Waterfowl -- Butterflies -- Bats -- Locusts -- Water . Journeys by water -- Blue whales -- Gray whales -- Humpback whales -- Great white sharks -- Whale sharks -- Northern bluefin tuna -- Bottlenoses and relatives -- Salmon -- European eels -- Walrus -- Elephant seals -- Sea turtles -- Krill.
Summary:
Follow the amazing migration stories of creatures as diverse as the African wildebeest, the plains zebra, the American monarch butterfly, the Mexican free-tailed bat and the Pacific bluefin tunas as they travel from one habitat to another to find food, avoid predators and extreme temperatures, or to breed.
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.