Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Planet Earth Planet Earth Mark Brownlow,Alastair Fothergill,Jonny Keeling With a production budget of $25 million, the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life crafted this epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, with over 2, 000 days in the field, using 40 camer… OL16535011W
Coral reef survival Coral reef survival Eric Ethan Examines some of the protective methods, such as camouflage, regenerating parts of their bodies, and travelling in schools, used by creatures living near coral reefs. OL17851196W
Can You Find Me? Can You Find Me? Jennifer Dewey Illustrations and text describe how fish, insects, birds, reptiles, and mammals use camouflage to find food, avoid attack, and stay alive in the enemy-filled animal kingdom. OL1814380W
Fort et faible Fort et faible Camilla De la Bédoyère Wist je dat kreeften hun prooi knock-out kunnen slaan? Ingegaan wordt op sterke en zwakke dieren en hoe deze laatste overleven. Met kleurenfoto's. Ook makkelijk lezen. Vanaf ca. 9 t/m 12 jaar. OL18160576W
Hide and seek Hide and seek Toni Eugene Describes how various animals use camouflage to protect against predators. Features pop-up and movable illustrations. OL1867692W
Backyard insects Backyard insects Millicent E. Selsam,Ronald Goor Text and photographs discuss common garden insects and their protective appearence which includes camouflage, warning colors, copycat characteristics, and scary characteristics. OL1876363W
Animals hide Animals hide Elaine Pascoe Describes some of the different ways animals protect themselves from danger. OL1920017W
Do salamanders spit? Do salamanders spit? Michael Dahl,Franklin Ayers Introduces a number of different animals and how they protect themselves. OL20481541W
Stinky skunks and other animal adaptations Stinky skunks and other animal adaptations Anna Claybourne "Animals have many disgusting and dreadful survival techniques. From lethal defences to revolting eating habits, this book is full of yucky, painful, and fascinating facts about animal adaptations an… OL20984714W
Sharp shooters Sharp shooters Kathy Feeney,Kay Underwood Describes how twelve animals from around the world capture their prey and survive daily life, including the octopus, archer fish, and giant anteater. OL23743852W
Shell homes Shell homes Carol Krueger A peek at the place that crabs, snails, tortoises, and turtles call home. OL24298104W
Attack and defense Attack and defense Robert Coupe Explains how animals attack and defend themselves. OL24859057W
Skin Skin Savage, Stephen Describes the body coverings of humans and other animals, explaining the varying uses of skin, fur, feathers, spines, scales, and hair. OL2914278W
Mousekin's close call Mousekin's close call Edna Miller Mousekin decides to try some defense techniques to avoid becoming a victim of the bigger forest animals. OL4456013W
Nature's pretenders Nature's pretenders Alice Lightner Hopf Discusses the defenses and deceptions in appearance and behavior developed by animals to facilitate their survival. OL4778540W
Antlers to radar Antlers to radar Alice Thompson Gilbreath Discusses a variety of defenses employed by animals, including antlers, claws, odor, poison, teeth, quills, speed, leaping, inflation, radar, mimicry, and electricity. OL4982861W
Hidden animals Hidden animals Valérie Guidoux Explores how and why animals use camouflage. OL5843577W
Animal body-part regenerators Animal body-part regenerators Susan K. Mitchell "Readers will learn about animals that can re-grow parts of their bodies, such as tails and legs"--Provided by publisher. OL8607121W