Mara Grunbaum – författare

The purr-fect combination of facts, stories, photos, and fun stuff all about one of the world's cuddliest critters—CATS!Cats are popular pets all over the world. They are expert hunters, super snugglers, and are even thought by some to be a sign of good luck! Cats love to pounce, play, and stalk their prey just like their big cat ancestors. But did you know that they’ve adapted some of their behavior, including how adult cats meow just for us humans? Come along and learn more about a wide variety of feline friends, all with their own unique behavior—from the water-loving Bengal cats to the super fluffy, expert climber Somali cats.For animal lovers who are absolutely obsessed with everything cats, this book has it all: mind-blowing facts; tons of breeds; superfun games; hands-on activities; hilarious cat jokes; and fascinating research, such as how cats manage to (almost) always land on their feet.Key features include:Feline superlatives, like the biggest, fastest, most playful, and most colorful catsArticles on surprising cat research and hands-on accounts from expertsMore than 250 stunning photographsHilarious cat jokesDetailed diagrams and infographicsHands-on activities you can try at homeQuizzes and games to test your knowledge

The latest title in the blockbuster series, BIRDS brings you up close and personal with eight different bird species in astounding motion.Seeing is believing with the innovative and bestselling Photicular books, and now Birds gives readers a fascinating, up close look at bird behavior in living motion. The book features eight incredible moving images: Penguins hopping, Grebes in an elaborate courtship dance, preening lovebirds, the blinking eyes of an owl, geese migrating in V formation, a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower and a mother songbird feeding it's new hatchlings. The opening essay focuses on the incredible of birds and bird behaviors-the weird, the surprising-and birds' incredible ability to learn new behaviors. And the profile accompanying each animal image includes information on each species. It's an aviary that you can hold in your hands!

The latest title in the blockbuster series, BUGS brings you up close and personal with eight different bug species in astounding motion.Another addition to the bestselling Photicular series with over 1.3 million books in print, Bugs zooms into the tiny world of insects. Watch a grasshopper diving for its pray, a house fly rubbing its fore legs, a tarantula skittering across the floor, a leaf-cutter ant hauling a giant leaf up a branch, a dung beetle pushing its ball up a hill, a close-up of a damselfly's enormous eyes, and more. BUGS offers readers an up-close look at bugs in motion and a window into how they move and behave. Science writer Mara Grunbaum provides an opening essay that delves into the fascinating behavior of these wonderful creatures as well as a detailed profile accompanying each image.

The bestselling, eye-opening Photicular series goes majorly cute with baby animals in irresistible living motion.The bestselling Photicular series just got a cuteness injection with BABIES. Using an innovative lenticular-based technology, precision sliding lenses, and four-color video imagery, each image is like a 3D movie on the page, delivering a rich, fluid, immersive visual experience. A litter of puppies dash through the grass. A lion cub practices its roar. A mama horse and foal go for a gallop. A little chimpanzee gleefully bangs about. A sea lion pup lounges in the sun. Also featuring a penguin chick, mama bear and cub, and elephant calf.Through an introductory essay and animal profiles by science writer Mara Grunbaum, and amazing-and adorable-moving images of baby animals, readers will learn about how young animals in the wild sharpen their instincts, build bonds, and learn to survive.

Unfassbar, diese Tiere gibt es wirklich!Mara Grunbaum zeigt uns die größten Pechvögel des Planeten. Warum gibt es Affen mit Bärten, Fische mit schiefen Zähnen und dicke Kröten mit kurzen Beinen? Was hat sich die Evolution bloß dabei gedacht? Viele Fragen tun sich auf: Wo leben diese Tiere? Welches Geräusch machen sie? Und gibt in der Tierwelt auch Psychiater?Dieses Buch ist wie ein Unfall: Man kann einfach nicht weggucken!