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Amazing animal journeys / Philippa Forrester ; illustrated by Tim Smart.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First American editionDescription: 176 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780744059908
  • 0744059909
Other title:
  • Amazing animal journeys : the most incredible migrations in the natural world
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction -- World map -- Monarch butterfly -- Globe skimmer dragonfly -- Desert locust -- Leaf-cutter ant -- Dung beetle -- Northern house spider -- Ballooning spiders -- Arctic tern -- Osprey -- Barn swallow -- Hummingbird -- Wandering albatross -- Emperor penguin -- Bar-tailed godwit -- Polar bear -- Eurasian otter -- Wildabeest -- African elephant -- Siberian tiger -- Caribou -- Sloth -- Gray wolf -- Naked mole rat -- Italian wall lizard -- Sperm whale -- Cuvier's beaked whale -- Great white shark -- Leatherback turtle -- Atlantic salmon -- Sardine -- Spiny lobster -- Golden jellyfish -- European eel -- Red crab -- Zooplankton -- Hitchkiers -- Tardigrade -- Plants -- Humans -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Summary: "Join animals on as they embark on large scale migrations and travel through the natural world in this book that follows their incredible journeys; many are in search of food, some are looking for a mate, lots are heading to a warmer climate, and others are just seeking a new home"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 591.568 F731 Checked out 06/19/2024 33111011054174
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 591.568 F731 Available 33111010968101
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 591.568 F731 Available 33111009472529
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Go on an epic adventure in this fascinating and detailed look at the incredible journeys that occur in the animal kingdom

Join animals on as they embark on large scale migrations and travel through the natural world in this book that follows their incredible journeys. Little ones can read all about why animals travel far and wide in Amazing Animal Journeys ; many are in search of food, some are looking for a mate, lots are heading to a warmer climate, and others are just seeking a new home.

This animal book for children aged 7-9 follows the unbelievable mass migrations of entire species with amazing facts and maps that tell the stories of nature's most amazing journeys. Discover the record-breaking flight of the Arctic Tern, who travels from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back every year, the sharks that follow plankton for enormous distances from the ocean depths to the surface from night to day, or the Monarch butterflies who use Earth's magnetic field to trace a path along the west coast of North America!

This educational book for animal lovers features:

- Lots of fun facts and statistics about the animal kingdom and their journeys
- Expertly written text by by television personality and wildlife expert Philippa Forrester, making the journeys extremely clear
- Detailed diagrams, maps and charts that bring the journey and experiences of each animal to life
- Beautiful full-page photographs of different animal species alongside fascinating text

Amazing Animal Journeys is the perfect book for the animal obsessed and the endlessly curious who just can't get enough of wildlife and nature. With engaging information and absorbing images, this book is perfect for children to explore by themselves or with an equally curious adult.

Includes index.

"The most incredible migrations in the natural world"--Cover.

"Join animals on as they embark on large scale migrations and travel through the natural world in this book that follows their incredible journeys; many are in search of food, some are looking for a mate, lots are heading to a warmer climate, and others are just seeking a new home"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction -- World map -- Monarch butterfly -- Globe skimmer dragonfly -- Desert locust -- Leaf-cutter ant -- Dung beetle -- Northern house spider -- Ballooning spiders -- Arctic tern -- Osprey -- Barn swallow -- Hummingbird -- Wandering albatross -- Emperor penguin -- Bar-tailed godwit -- Polar bear -- Eurasian otter -- Wildabeest -- African elephant -- Siberian tiger -- Caribou -- Sloth -- Gray wolf -- Naked mole rat -- Italian wall lizard -- Sperm whale -- Cuvier's beaked whale -- Great white shark -- Leatherback turtle -- Atlantic salmon -- Sardine -- Spiny lobster -- Golden jellyfish -- European eel -- Red crab -- Zooplankton -- Hitchkiers -- Tardigrade -- Plants -- Humans -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

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