Why Do Tigers Have Stripes?
Title | Why Do Tigers Have Stripes? PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Unwin |
Publisher | Usborne Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006-06 |
Genre | Camouflage (Biology) |
ISBN | 9780794514082 |
Each book in this series introduces an aspect of the natural or technological world, providing a wealth of fascinating information. Simple text and detailed illustrations combine to answer the question of each title in clear, step-by-step stages. Where appropriate, there are safe and easy experiments to help clarify explanations.
How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam
Title | How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam PDF eBook |
Author | Rob Cleveland |
Publisher | Triangle Interactive, Inc. |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 2017-12-13 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1684440106 |
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Many years ago, the proudest animal in the jungle was not the peacock. The proudest animal was the tiger. In this timeless folktale from Vietnam, we see how Tiger's pride leads him to covet wisdom and, with the help of a wise farmer, earn his stripes.
Why Do Tigers Have Stripes?
Title | Why Do Tigers Have Stripes? PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Dell |
Publisher | Capstone |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780736863810 |
Provides an explanation of animal camouflage, including what it is, why animals use it, and different types of camouflage.
Why Do Tigers Have Stripes?
Title | Why Do Tigers Have Stripes? PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandra Parsons |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781563262005 |
Why are polar bears so white? And how come deer have spots? Is that a snake tucked out of sight? Do eggs have polka dots?
Starting Point Science
Title | Starting Point Science PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Mayes |
Publisher | E.D.C. Publishing |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780746004814 |
Questions and answers explore the scientific aspects of the world around us.
Zebra Stripes
Title | Zebra Stripes PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy M. Caro |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 2016-12-05 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 022641101X |
Why do zebras have stripes? Popular explanations range from camouflage to confusion of predators, social facilitation, and even temperature regulation. It is a challenge to test these proposals on large animals living in the wild, but using a combination of careful observations, simple field experiments, comparative information, and logic, Caro concludes that black-and-white stripes are an adaptation to thwart biting fly attack.
How the Tiger Lost Its Stripes
Title | How the Tiger Lost Its Stripes PDF eBook |
Author | Cory J. Meacham |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
Working from firsthand interviews and investigations, journalist Meacham offers a balanced, probing, fascinating analysis of how tiger extinction is happening and what is being done to try and stop it. For those readers eager to understand the ecological and political forces at play behind the tiger's endangerment and for those who simply love tigers, this book offers an informed, compassionate view that can make a difference.