animal locomotion

Briefly explains the scientific principles of animal movement.

Describes the different walks of various people and animals including bunny hops, ducks waddle, and cats slink.

Depicts the climbing techniques used by people and by such diverse animals as the mountain goat, gecko, and spider.

Colorful illustrations and rhyming text describe animals and their long-lasting dance party. Includes an audio CD with music, sound effects, and story narration with page-turn signals.

Presents information on how different animal's move about in the wild, and how it helps them survive, in simple text with illustrations, and includes a kangaroo, gecko, bluefin tuna, spider monkey, gazelle, and jelly fish.

Describes the different ways in which animals find their way from place to place for migration, to find food or shelter, or to move around in their territory.

Describes the different methods that various animals use to move from place to place in order to find living space, food, and mates.

Demonstrates the different swimming styles of sharks, eels, sea horses, and other aquatic animals and explains how their bodies are adapted to their ways of swimming.

Using a countdown format, describes 10 of the world's fastest animals including the greyhound, the cheetah, and the peregrine falcon.

Text and photographs explore how animals move and travel.