Looks at how animals use camouflage for protection or predation, in a book which includes acetate pages between regular pages to reveal the hidden secrets in seemingly ordinary nature scenes

Weird, wonderful, and unexpected . . . explore nature's subjects that are just that!

In Masters of Disguise: Animal Mimicry, students will learn how animals must protect themselves from predators. Young readers will love turning the page as they gain valuable information and are prompted to answer questions along the way. Take a fantastic photo journey into the wild with Rourke’s Close-Up on Amazing Animals for readers in grades K–3. Readers will explore the unique adaptations and relationships that help animals survive in the wild. Repetitive text aids comprehension while real photographs assist in vocabulary development for beginning readers.

In the animal kingdom, survival is the name of the game—and not everything is as it seems. A number of animals rely on particularly clever tricks to fool predators or prey. A baby bird mimics a poisonous caterpillar. A moth escapes bats by making sounds that interfere with the bats' echolocation. A tiny rain forest spider builds a big spider "puppet" out of bits of dead leaves, insect parts, and other items. Find out more about some of nature's most bizarre and bloodthirsty con artists and meet the scientists who are working to figure out just how they pull off their amazing tricks.

Wait, look! Is that a bird peeking its head out of the leaves? With stunning photographs and simple text, this book allows readers of all ages to enjoy close-up views of animals in their natural environment while learning new facts about these familiar creatures. Using their camouflage techniques, animals can blend into their surroundings, often becoming "invisible" to the passing eye, and with a little luck, readers can search and find each animal in disguise in this interactive and informative look at animals in nature.

Introduces readers to the tricks that animals use to hide from predators, from changing their skin colour to blend into the background to pretending to be dead. Ages 4-8+.