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Concise Animal Encyclopedia

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ISBN-10: 0753455900

ISBN-13: 9780753455906

Edition: 2003

Authors: David Burnie

List price: $14.95
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This compact marvel covers the animal kingdom from the tiniest protozoan to the mightiest mammal. Organized by classification and packed with vibrant photographs and informative detail, this visual safari covers the gamut of phylums, classes, orders, families, and genuses, including invertebrates, insects, amphibians, mammals, birds, and reptiles.Special feature panels that focus on various aspects of animal behavior including camouflage, migration, and hibernation enhance the clear layout. Easy-to-use, authoritative and a perfect gift for young animal lovers, this colorful volume is an ideal resource for the whole family.Special features include- Text that can be read section by section or…    
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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Publication date: 6/20/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.76" wide x 7.67" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 2.024
Language: English

Introduction
Classification
Simple Animals
Cnidarians
Flatworms and Roundworms
Segmented Worms
Mollusks
Chitons and Tooth Shells
Gastropods
Bivalves
Cephalopods
Arachnids
Spiders
Scorpions, Ticks, and Mites
Sea Spiders and Horseshoe Crabs
Crustaceans
Crabs
Centipedes and Millipedes
Insects
Wingless Insects
Lice, Thrips, and Webspinners
Dragonflies, Mayflies, and Stoneflies
Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets
Stick Insects, Mantises, and Cockroaches
Termites and Earwigs
True Bugs
Lacewings, Caddisflies, and Fleas
Beetles
Flies
Butterflies
Moths
Ants, Bees, and Wasps
Echinoderms
Chordates
Simple Chordates
Jawless Fish
Cartilaginous Fish
Sharks
Skates, Rays, and Ratfish
Bony Fish
Lungfish, Bichirs, and Bonytongues
Herring and Their Relatives
Salmon and Their Relatives
Bristlemouths and Hatchetfish
Eels
Carp and Their Relatives
Characins and Their Relatives
Catfish and Electric Eels
Toadfish and Anglerfish
Codfish and Their Relatives
Lionfish, Dories, and Oarfish
Flyingfish, Grunions, and Seahorses
Perch and Their Relatives
Triggerfish
Flatfish
Amphibians
Frogs and Toads
Salamanders and Caecilians
Reptiles
Crocodiles and Alligators
Lizards and Tuataras
Snakes
Turtles and Tortoises
Birds
Flightless Birds
Loons, Grebes, and Petrels
Pelicans and Their Relatives
Herons and Their Relatives
Swans, Geese, and Ducks
Birds of Prey
Gamebirds
Cranes and Their Relatives
Shorebirds
Jaegers, Gulls, and Terns
Auks
Pigeons and Doves
Parrots
Owls
Nightjars and Frogmouths
Cuckoos and Their Relatives
Swifts and Hummingbirds
Trogons and Mousebirds
Kingfishers and Their Relatives
Woodpeckers and Toucans
Perching Birds
Mammals
Egg-Laying Mammals
Marsupials
Anteaters, Armadillos, Sloths, Pangolins, and Aardvarks
Moles, Hedgehogs, and Shrews
Flying Lemurs and Tree Shrews
Bats
Primates
Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas
Rodents
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
Dogs and Foxes
Bears
Pandas and Raccoons
Mustelids
Genets, Civets, and Mongooses
Hyenas and Aardwolves
Cats
Seals, Sea Lions, and Manatees
Elephants
Hyraxes
Horses, Rhinoceroses, and Tapirs
Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippopotamuses
Camels and Their Relatives
Deer
Giraffes and Okapis
Pronghorns
Antelope, Cattle, and Their Relatives
Glossary
Index