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Big cats / author, Andrea Mills ; consultant, Giles Clark.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: DK findout!Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing , 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First American editionDescription: 64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465479303
  • 1465479309
  • 9781465479297
  • 1465479295
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What is a big cat? -- Pet cat or big cat? -- Meet the big cats -- Wild cats -- Smaller wild cats -- Fur and markings -- Inside a big cat -- Superior senses -- Where cats live -- Water dwellers -- Snow leopards -- Spot the difference! -- Climbing cats -- Movement -- Pride of lions -- On a hunt -- Night prowlers -- Cat sounds -- Tigers -- Catnaps -- Marking territories -- Playtime -- Meet the expert -- Under threat -- How we're helping -- Legends -- Ancient ancestors -- Big cat facts and figures.
Summary: This children's animal book has everything you'll need to know about big cats, including lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, and cheetahs. Find out how big cats hunt, learn about cat myths and legends, discover where big cats live, and how they move. Packed with information, photographs, and colorful illustrations.
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 599.75 M657 Checked out 05/23/2024 33111009343365
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 599.75 M657 Available 33111009132438
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 599.75 M657 Available 33111008229599
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Supporting STEM-based learning, this fact-filled book for animal lovers ages 6-9 is the ultimate guide to the mightiest members of the cat family, entertaining and educating young readers through a combination of close-up images, quirky trivia facts, quiz questions, and fascinating tidbits on ferocious felines like tigers, lions, and leopards.

What's the difference between big cats and wild cats? Which big cat is the only one that is unable to roar? What makes cheetahs the fastest animals on land? Find out the answers to these questions and more in DKfindout! Big Cats , which features stunning wildlife photography of these incredible creatures in their native environments. Kids will learn about the physical components of big cats from around the world--including patterned fur coats, retractable claws, and superior senses--and how these components work together to power some of the deadliest predators found anywhere today. From playful hijinks to nighttime prowling, DKfindout! Big Cats captures the world of these awe-inspiring animals in a unique and fun way.

Vetted by educational consultants, the DKfindout! series drives kids ages 6-9 to become experts on more than 30 of their favorite STEM- and history-related subjects, whether Vikings, volcanoes, or robots. This series covers the subjects that kids really want to learn about--ones that have a direct impact on the world around them, like climate change, space exploration, and rapidly evolving technology--making learning fun through amazing images, stimulating quizzes, and cutting-edge information. The DKfindout! series is one that kids will want to turn to again and again.

Includes index.

What is a big cat? -- Pet cat or big cat? -- Meet the big cats -- Wild cats -- Smaller wild cats -- Fur and markings -- Inside a big cat -- Superior senses -- Where cats live -- Water dwellers -- Snow leopards -- Spot the difference! -- Climbing cats -- Movement -- Pride of lions -- On a hunt -- Night prowlers -- Cat sounds -- Tigers -- Catnaps -- Marking territories -- Playtime -- Meet the expert -- Under threat -- How we're helping -- Legends -- Ancient ancestors -- Big cat facts and figures.

This children's animal book has everything you'll need to know about big cats, including lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, and cheetahs. Find out how big cats hunt, learn about cat myths and legends, discover where big cats live, and how they move. Packed with information, photographs, and colorful illustrations.

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