classification

"Bald eagles, bees, and bats all fly. But a bee is an insect. A bat is a mammal. And a bald eagle is a bird! Why are these animals sorted into different groups? Let's investigate animal classification!"--Provided by publisher.

"This photo-illustrated book introduces beginning readers to the characteristics of amphibians. Includes picture glossary and index"--Provided by publisher.

Presents an introduction to plant and animal classification, in simple text with illustrations.

"David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known to humans in his day. But the more of the hidden blueprint of life he uncovered, the harder the universe seemed to try to thwart him. His specimen collections were demolished by lightning, by fire, and eventually by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake--which sent more than a thousand of his discoveries, housed in fragile glass jars, plummeting to the floor. In an instant, his life's work was shattered. Many might have given up, given in to despair. But Jordan? He surveyed the wreckage at his feet, found the first fish he recognized, and confidently began to rebuild his collection. And this time, he introduced one clever innovation that he believed would at last protect his work against the chaos of the world"--Provided by the publisher.

Full-color photographs and simple text introduce young readers to things that are the same and things that are different.

Explores the structures and functions of different types of plants and their classification.

Explores the structures and functions of different types of animals and their classification.

Explains what mammals are and how they differ from other animals, with an overview of the life cycle of a variety of mammals, including pouched mammals, sea mammals, and flying mammals.