Steve Jenkins
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When it comes to wild animals, everyone knows that there are certain things you just don't do like try to pet an alligator or tiger. They are wild and can attack you. However, there are other animals that may not appear to be dangerous but are. Some creatures have developed unusal ways of protecting themselves or catch prey and if you come into contact with them can cause you harm or even death.
3) Living color
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"Red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, pink -- animals can be amazingly colorful. Why are they found in so many hues? How do their brilliant feathers, scales, shells, and skin help them survive? Find out ... how animals use color to warn predators, signal friends, attract a mate, or hide from their enemies"--Front dust jacket flap.
5) Move!
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Learn about how different animals move.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Flies are fast! They can hover, walk upside down, and use their lightning-quick reflexes to escape predators. But rainbow trout, slender lorises, and assassin bugs can catch them. Chimney swifts can, too. How do such diverse creatures manage to capture the same prey? Similar in structure to What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, this eye-popping picture book introduces readers to a menagerie of animals that approach the same challenges in very different...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Sharp teeth, super senses, and those infamous fins--what's not to love about sharks? Caldecott Honor-winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page explore one of the world's most notorious--and fearsome--animals. Learn what makes a shark a shark, what sharks like to eat, and how these predators of the deep have evolved. Ever wonder which shark is the smallest? Or the fastest? Even the most deadly? You'll find your answers in The Shark Book, with countless...
9) Actual size
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Discusses and gives examples of the size and weight of various animals and parts of animals.End pages has information about each animal.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Featuring cut-paper illustrations, this picture book teaches young readers all about what makes a tool a tool--and the remarkable ways animals use them to interact with the world.
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In the follow-up to the well-received "Animal Poems, Pug: And Other Animal Poems," this poetry collection examines a wide range of animal behavior, from the fleetingness of a fly sipping spilled milk to the constant steely presence of a powerful bull, and more.
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