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Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Presents animals that use camoflauge and/or mimicry (tricks) to fool predators and prey. A spider builds a big spider "puppet" out of bits of dead leaves, insects parts, and other items. A moth escapes bats by making sounds that interfere with the bats' echolocation and a baby bird mimics a poisonous caterpillar.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Pretty Tricky meets Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate in this guessing-game book that explores how in nature, things aren't always what they seem ... ... sometimes what looks like a plant is actually a rock or what looks like a rock is actually an animal or what looks like an animal is actually a plant. In ROCK? PLANT? ANIMAL?, young readers are invited to guess what they are looking at as they are introduced to animals that don't look like animals, plants...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Animals know that in order to survive, they must stay hidden--and, fortunately, nature helps them by providing coloration that camouflages them in their habitat. Award-winning author and illustrator Jim Arnosky looks at this most artful and beautiful aspect of animal life, from the dappled spots on a fawn and the leaf-like markings on a Copperhead snake to the white fur of the snowshoe hare in winter and the changing colors of the octopus. Featuring...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
What do panther chameleons, polar bears, and Gaboon vipers all have in common? They are masters at disguising themselves in their environments. Featuring twelve different animals found around the globe, from African leopards to mimic octopuses, these pages reveal how each creature manages to blend into its habitat and the advantages its camouflaging abilities provide. Put your newly acquired knowledge to the test as you try to find the masters themselves...
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