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The animal book, a visual encyclopedia of life on Earth, author, David Burnie

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The animal book, a visual encyclopedia of life on Earth, author, David Burnie

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The animal book

Oclc number

828055604

Responsibility statement

author, David Burnie

Sub title

a visual encyclopedia of life on Earth

Table Of Contents

Microscopic life. Bacteria ; Single-celled life ; Zooplankton ; Seaweeds -- Fungi. Mushrooms ; Sac fungi & lichens ; Cup fungi -- Plants. Liverworts & mosses ; Ferns ; Conifers ; Flowering plants ; Venus flytrap ; Broad-leaved trees -- Invertebrates. Sponges ; Jellyfish, anemones, & corals ; Pacific sea nettle ; Worms ; Mollusks ; Giant clam ; Squid, octopuses, & cuttlefish ; Starfish, urchins, & sea cucumbers ; Centipedes & millipedes ; Spiders and relatives ; Sea spider ; Crustaceans -- Insects. Dragonflies & damselflies ; Stick insect ; Crickets & grasshoppers ; True bugs & treehoppers ; Praying mantis ; Beetles ; Butterflies & moths ; Slug moth caterpillar ; Flies ; Bees, wasps, & ants -- Fishes. Sharks, rays, & skates ; Whale shark ; Saltwater fishes ; Black-striped salema ; Deep-sea fishes ; Freshwater fishes -- Amphibians. Frogs and toads ; Tree frogs ; Salamanders and newts -- Reptiles. Turtles and tortoises ; Lizards ; Komodo dragon ; Snakes ; African bush viper ; Crocodiles and alligators -- Birds. Ostriches and relatives ; Game birds ; Pigeons and doves ; Parrots and cockatoos ; Military macaw ; Cuckoos and turacos ; Owls ; Barred owl ; Hummingbirds and swifts ; Kingfishers and relatives ; Toucans and woodpeckers ; Birds of prey ; King vulture ; Ducks, geese, & swans ; Penguins ; Emperor penguins ; Storks, ibises, & herons ; Pelicans and relatives ; Flamingos ; Cranes and relatives ; Waders, gulls, & auks ; Albatrosses ; Perching birds ; Red-backed shrike -- Mammals. Mammals with pouches ; Armadillos, sloths, & anteaters ; Hedgehogs and moles ; African elephants ; Rabbits, hares, & pikas ; Rodents ; Bushbabies, lemurs, and tarsiers ; Gibbons, apes, and humans ; Orangutans ; New world monkeys ; Old world monkeys ; Bats ; Honduran white bats ; Dogs, foxes, and relatives ; Bears ; Polar bear ; Seals and walrus ; Cats ; Lions ; Otters, raccoons, and weasels ; Mongooses, civets, and genets ; Meerkats ; Rhinos and tapirs ; Horses and relatives ; Plains zebras ; Cows, antelope, and sheep ; Hippopotamuses ; Pigs, peccaries, and deer ; Camels, llamas, and giraffes ; Giraffes ; Dolphins and porpoises ; Whales ; Humpback whale

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

DK Smithsonian The animal book

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