Look at me! : wild animal show-offs /
Arnosky, Jim,
Look at me! : wild animal show-offs / Jim Arnosky. - 31 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Includes fold-out pages.
Includes bibliographical references.
Fanned tails -- Introduction -- Skin spreaders -- Noise makers -- Inflators -- More about antlers -- Horns and antlers -- Color to attract, distract, or warn -- Fancy feathers -- Bird plumage -- Feathered show-offs -- Author's note -- More about animal show-offs.
"With his signature breathtaking art, plus stunning gatefolds, acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky introduces children to the most eye-catching creatures in the animal kingdom! Meet the show-offs! With their wacky eyebrows, beautiful patterns, and bright feathers and scales, many animals seem to be saying: "Look at ME!" That behavior certainly won't protect them from predators, so why do they do it? Jim Arnosky explores a multitude of creatures from across the globe to reveal the reasons behind their attention-grabbing behavior. His spectacular art, including amazing gatefolds, presents brilliantly colored poison arrow frogs of the rainforest; the breeding plumage of egrets and peacocks; the impressive antlers of deer and elk; the threatening hoods of cobras; the balloon-like displays of African bullfrogs; and the dramatic color transformation of spawning fish." -- ONIX annotation.
1454928093 9781454928096
Adaptation (Biology)--Juvenile literature.
Animal behavior--Juvenile literature.
Animals--Adaptation--Juvenile literature.
Morphology (Animals)--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Picture books.
Look at me! : wild animal show-offs / Jim Arnosky. - 31 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Includes fold-out pages.
Includes bibliographical references.
Fanned tails -- Introduction -- Skin spreaders -- Noise makers -- Inflators -- More about antlers -- Horns and antlers -- Color to attract, distract, or warn -- Fancy feathers -- Bird plumage -- Feathered show-offs -- Author's note -- More about animal show-offs.
"With his signature breathtaking art, plus stunning gatefolds, acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky introduces children to the most eye-catching creatures in the animal kingdom! Meet the show-offs! With their wacky eyebrows, beautiful patterns, and bright feathers and scales, many animals seem to be saying: "Look at ME!" That behavior certainly won't protect them from predators, so why do they do it? Jim Arnosky explores a multitude of creatures from across the globe to reveal the reasons behind their attention-grabbing behavior. His spectacular art, including amazing gatefolds, presents brilliantly colored poison arrow frogs of the rainforest; the breeding plumage of egrets and peacocks; the impressive antlers of deer and elk; the threatening hoods of cobras; the balloon-like displays of African bullfrogs; and the dramatic color transformation of spawning fish." -- ONIX annotation.
1454928093 9781454928096
Adaptation (Biology)--Juvenile literature.
Animal behavior--Juvenile literature.
Animals--Adaptation--Juvenile literature.
Morphology (Animals)--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Picture books.