A comprehensive volume of more than one thousand animals introduces the entire animal kingdom, touring every corner of the planet and covering such topics as scientific and common names, conservation data, habitat, and behavior.
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User-friendly and accessible, this is the perfect modern encyclopedia for animal enthusiasts of all ages.
Learn more about familiar animals, as well as discovering some fascinating new ones.
Fotolia: CPJ Photography (cr); Impala (fcrb). Getty Images: Mint Images / Frans Lanting (ca). 198-199 Corbis: Theo Allofs (c). 200 Corbis: Eric and David Hosking (fcra); Minden Pictures / Foto Natura / Jasper Doest (c).
Presents a photographic reference with facts about twenty-five hundred animal species that detail animal habitats, life cycles, and conservation efforts.
The Encyclopedia of Animals
A visual guide to animals, a detailed natural history introduction and over 1000 beautiful artworks.
Blending adorable, simple illustrations with rich photography and lively text, My Encyclopedia of Very Important Animals is a very important book for very important people, the perfect first animal reference book for young readers.
View the animal kingdom up close as never before in this breathtaking title, which has already sold over 1.5 million copies.
"Set off on an extraordinary guided tour of the animal kingdom, from the high-flying realm of the birds to the mysterious twilight world of deep-sea creatures"--Page 4 of cover