Exciting new edition of one of the six books in zoologist Nicola Davies' fascinating Animal Science series – the best biology series ever! An exciting new edition of one of the six books in zoologist Nicola Davies' fascinating Animal Science series – the best biology series ever! Why are some animals big, some wide, some small and others long and thin? This informative natural history bo…
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about poo in this exciting new edition of a bestselling book. Hippos navigate by it, sloths keep in touch through it, rabbits eat it … and most grown-ups prefer not to mention it at all! But however you look at it, poo is probably the most useful stuff on Earth. It comes in all shapes and sizes, and every animal has its own special sort. Find out wh…
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 sp…
"The subject is inherently fascinating to kids, who will find a good deal of information. . . .The artwork adds a welcome comic veneer." — Booklist Mites and lice, fleas, ticks, and tapeworms — most living creatures that have a habitat also are a habitat, including you (are you itchy yet?). Unwelcome guests — parasites — are everywhere, from the barnacles hitching a ride on a humpbac…
An exciting new edition of a brilliantly funny book about how and why animals communicate. From the team behind Poo , Extreme Animals , What's Eating You? and Just the Right Size comes another funny and informative book on animal biology, this time looking at how and why animals communicate – for the purposes of mating, gathering food, warning of danger, and many many more. Biologist and chil…