Find out about animal camouflage / Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Jane McGuinness.
Material type: TextCopyright date: ©2022Edition: First US editionDescription: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- Children
- 1536228362
- 9781536228366
- Animal camouflage
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | New | 591.472 J52 | Available | 33111011109630 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 591.472 J52 | Available | 33111011213846 | |||||
Children's Book | Northport Library | Children's NonFiction | New | 591.472 J52 | Available | 33111011148463 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Discover some of the brilliant ways animals disguise themselves in this engaging introduction for young children from a conservation biologist.
Some animals hide in the sand, like the desert lizard, whose scales can resemble pebbles and stones. Others hide in the sea, like the peacock flounder, who can also change color. And some, like poison dart frogs and the scarlet king snake, don't try to hide at all! Most animals have developed clever tricks to survive, but not all excel at camouflage the way these animals do. From moths whose wings resemble dead leaves to eponymous stick insects, from a lizard that looks like a tree stump to the ghost pipefish you'd mistake for a coral reef, the range of colors, patterns, and techniques captured here demonstrates how animals across myriad environments can disguise themselves. Melding a simple narration with more detailed facts on a variety of creatures--including sandgrouses, gerbils, Arctic foxes, and butterflies--this fascinating picture book also offers a brief note on animal camouflage in the back matter.
Includes index.
"Many animals are very good at hiding. Often they hide to try to escape from animals that are trying to eat them, and sometimes they hide to try to fool animals that they're trying to eat! From the leaf mimic moth and the flower mantis, who blend in with their surroundings, to the harmless scarlet king snake, whose colors match those of the deadly coral snake, animals use a range of colors, patterns, and techniques that will fascinate young readers with how many different ways there are to hide!"-- Front jacket flap.