Meet an amazing menagerie of creatures on this breathtaking safari through the animal kingdom. The Kingfisher Animal Encyclopedia spans Earth from pole to pole, covering 2,000 animals from the tiniest protozoan to the mightiest mammal. Each entry describes the animal's characteristics, behavior, and distribution, and gives their Latin names. The meticulously researched information is highlighted by clear, authoritative writing and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations. Throughout the book, special feature panels focus on various aspects of animal behavior such as camouflage, migration, and hibernation. With comprehensive back-matter including a glossary, alternative name index, and general index, this one-stop reference tool is perfect for research or for browsing by animal-lovers of all ages.

This comprehensive encyclopaedia of animals should be useful for all the family. Using a highly visual approach with photographs and artworks of animals in action, The Kingfisher Illustrated Animal Encyclopaedia combines hard facts about a particular animal with details of its lifestyle, behaviour, other members of its family, and habitat and conservation. Each entry specifies the class, order, family, genus and species of the animal and describes its characteristics.

Filled with essential information on horses and ponies, this encyclopedia is packed with gorgeous photographs showing how they look, what they do, and where in the world they are found. It also offers a clear introduction on how to care for these animals, how to ride, and different breeds. Includes a glossary. Full color.

Photographic reference with facts about twenty-five hundred animal species that detail animal habitats, life cycles, and conservation efforts. Includes glossary and separately paged section at the end, Amazing animal facts.

This compact marvel covers the animal kingdom from the tiniest protozoan to the mightiest mammal. Organized by classification and packed with vibrant photographs and informative detail, this visual safari covers the gamut of phylums, classes, orders, families, and genus, including invertebrates, insects, amphibians, mammals, birds, and reptiles. Special feature panels that focus on various aspects of animal behavior including camouflage, migration, and hibernation enhance the clear layout. Easy-to-use, authoritative and a perfect gift for young animal lovers, this colorful volume is an ideal resource.

The best-selling My First series - now brighter, bolder and better! Welcome your child to the animal kingdom with My First Animal Board Book available in a new ebook(PDF) format. Packed with bright, lively pictures and large text - this is an ideal book to stimulate recognition and encourage talking and naming. Chunky format and hard-wearing pages are great for little hands.

Dinosaurs have always captured the imagination like no other animal on Earth, and this encylopaedia aims to recreate their prehistoric lives. Arranged chronologically, it contains information about how we can interprete fossil finds which tell us about many aspects of this distant past.