Extreme animals : the toughest creatures on Earth

Titre
Extreme animals : the toughest creatures on Earth

Nicola, Davies

Sommaire
Animals adapt to their surroundings for survival. Learn how they survive in conditions that humans never would. Are you ready for the competition? From the persevering emperor penguins of the South Pole to the brave bacteria inside bubbling volcanoes, from the hardy reptiles of the driest deserts to the squash-proof creatures of the deepest seabeds, animals have adapted to survive in conditions that would kill a human faster than you can say "coffin." Discover how they do it in this amazing natural history book from a celebrated team - and find out who wins the title of the toughtest animal of them all!

Date de publication comme intervalle
2009

Description matérielle
61 pages : colour illustrations ; 16 x 26 cm

Edition
First U.S. paperback edition.

Note générale
Includes index.

Informations sur le programme
Accelerated Reader LG 6.4 1.0 108315
 
Science

A Junior Library Guild selection.

Terme de vedette-matière
Animals -- Adaptation.
 
Extreme environments.

Genre
Picture books for children.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Layton, Neal,

Résumé
Animals adapt to their surroundings for survival. Learn how they survive in conditions that humans never would. Are you ready for the competition? From the persevering emperor penguins of the South Pole to the brave bacteria inside bubbling volcanoes, from the hardy reptiles of the driest deserts to the squash-proof creatures of the deepest seabeds, animals have adapted to survive in conditions that would kill a human faster than you can say "coffin." Discover how they do it in this amazing natural history book from a celebrated team - and find out who wins the title of the toughtest animal of them all!

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780763641276

Informations de publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, [2009]
 
©2009


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Stratford590 DAVBook30577000109935Non-Fiction