Animal Science - Böcker

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about poo in this exciting new edition of a bestselling book.

Meet the animal kingdom's most competent killers in this fascinating natural history book.Stabbing and strangling, poisoning and drowning, electrocuting, exploding, dive-bombing and even death by glueing! Throughout the animal kingdom, creatures great and small have evolved to become masters of murder: from dive-bombing peregrine falcons to exploding carpenter ants, from electric eels to spitting cobras. The ingenious and often hilarious means of survival that both predators and prey employ are entertainingly explored in this celebration of all things deadly. With fantastically funny illustrations by Neal Layton and highly original explanations and advice on how we can all peaceably share our world, this book cannot fail to enlighten and engross. This is one of six books in the Animal Science series – the best biology series ever!

It's spring and it's time for the older beaver children to move out and make their own lodge. First they will have to build a dam - fortunately their parents will teach them what to do. Along the way, the beavers will learn about gravity, friction and water pressure - as well as the wetland habitat they call home.Animal Science is a gentle non-fiction nature picture book series for age 5+ that uses innate animal behaviour to simply explain key science topics. Check out: Bear's Big Rest: A Science Story about Sleep, Swallow's Long Flight: A Science Story about Migration, Narwhal's Tusk: A Science Story about Changing States, Bat's First Hunt: A Science Story about Sound, Squirrel's Garden: A Science Story about Plants.

It's spring and the forest is waking up. Bear is also waking up. She is hungry! Bear must use her time wisely, eating as much as she can before winter. As the seasons turn, readers will learn about the importance of sleep, sleep stages and dreaming, hibernation and more.Animal Science is a gentle non-fiction nature picture book series for age 5+ that uses innate animal behaviour to simply explain key science topics. Check out: Beavers' New Home: A Science Story about Forces, Swallow's Long Flight: A Science Story about Migration, Narwhal's Tusk: A Science Story about Changing States, Bat's First Hunt: A Science Story about Sound, Squirrel's Garden: A Science Story about Plants.