An introduction to dinosaurs that provides information about and up-close illustrations of a variety of species, discussing where they lived, what they ate, physical characteristics, and other related topics.
Microscopic photographs and text describe various materials and living creatures found in a home, including bacteria, plastic foam, dust mites, and cotton fibers.
Television host Jeff Corwin introduces several Costa Rican animals, including the capuchin monkey and the red-eyed tree frog, describing their physical features, habitats, diets, and defense mechanisms.
An illustrated overview of Earth's oceans that covers such topics as their formation, the ocean floor, ocean exploration and mapping, and ocean wildlife.
Describes the different aspects of temperate forests including climate, plants, animals, and people and contains detailed maps on key forest regions such as those in Eastern North America, Southeast Australia, Europe, New Zealand, andJapan.
Provides an overview of dinosaurs, including their anatomy, diet, behavior, and the world they inhabited, and shows how paleontologists piece together the past.
"The ultimate in-your-face encounter with nature's deadliest killers. Peer into the terrifying jaws of a man-eating shark ; witness a scorpion sting its prey with a deadly venom ; join a shoal of piranhas in a feeding frenzy."--Cover back.
Defines two types of animal camouflage (cryptic coloration and mimicry) and describes how various animals use camouflage to hide from predators or disguise themselves from prey.
