Nature's Best: Homes

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Some animals build astounding homes to provide shelter and safety for themselves and their young. From ants glueing leaves together to create a nest, to groundhogs engineering enormous underground towns, the creatures featured in this book create homes that are both unique and out-of-this-world. Find out more about these masters of engineering and learn how evolution has shaped the way each animal constructs their home and uses it.Vivid, arresting photography paired with captivating animal encounters make this book a thrilling introduction to some of the basics of evolutionary theory.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-10-11
Mått:211 x 265 x 7 mm
Vikt:151 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Nature's Best
Antal sidor:32
Förlag:Hachette Children's Group
ISBN:9781526307637

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Tom Jackson has written more than 80 books and contributed to hundreds more. His specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. Tom spends his days finding fun ways of communicating facts, new and old, to all age groups and reading abilities. Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children. He studied zoology at Bristol University and has had spells working at zoos. Tom has also worked as a conservationist, which saw him planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing wildlife from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing has also taken him to the Galápagos Islands, Amazon rainforest, coral reefs of Indonesia and Sahara Desert. Nowadays, he can be found mainly in the attic.

Innehållsförteckning

1: Budgett's Frog2: Clownfish3: Beaver4: Oropendola5: Gorilla6: Bowerbird7: Parrotfish8: Prairie dog9: Compass termite10: Paper wasp11: Arctic fox12: Badger sett13: Pika14: Caddis fly15: Golden orb weaver16: Trapdoor spider