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Books with author Prof. Phil Whitfield

  • The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Animals: A Visual Who's Who of the World's Creatures

    Philip Whitfield

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster, Nov. 2, 1998)
    Written by expert zoologists and illustrated with more than two thousand color paintings by nature artists, this complete guide to Earth's animal life includes information like breeding patterns, common and scientific names, and conservation statutes. 50,000 first printing. Lit Guild Feat Alt.
  • Simon & Schuster's Children's Guide To Dinosaurs And Other Prehistoric Animals

    Philip Whitfield

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Sept. 30, 1992)
    An authoritative reference guide to the animals of the prehistoric world offers a chronological study of five different geological periods, with profiles of the dinosaurs and other animals who lived during each. BOMC.
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  • Animals - Birds

    Philip Whitfield

    Hardcover (Macmillan Library, March 15, 1999)
    Bird encicloprdia
  • Weird and Wonderful: Attack and Defense: Astonishing Animals, Bizarre Behavior

    Prof. Phil Whitfield, ANIMAL PLANET

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Sept. 27, 2011)
    The leading media brand for all things animal, this is an exciting and innovative book program that continues to deliver engaging, high-quality information about the animal kingdom. Launched in 1997, Animal Planet today has a unique global reach. It is broadcast in more than 96 million US households and 165 other countries, in 24 languages.Come face to face with the record breakers of the animal kingdom in this lavishly illustrated new series. Each title features more than 200 of the world's most extraordinary animals and their sometimes-bizarre behavior. Marvel at the amazing strategies animals deploy to track, catch and kill their prey; how they defend themselves from attack; how they rear their young, survive in extreme temperatures, and adapt to life in the ocean's depths.
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  • Animals: 1

    Philip Whitfield

    Hardcover (Macmillan Library Reference, Aug. 15, 2000)
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  • Why Did the Dinosaurs Disappear?

    Philip Whitfield

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Answers questions about evolution
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  • Animals: Reptiles: 3

    Philip Whitfield

    Hardcover (Macmillan Library Reference, Sept. 15, 1999)
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  • My Life in the Wild: Cheetah

    Prof. Phil Whitfield, ANIMAL PLANET

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Sept. 27, 2011)
    The leading media brand for all things animal, this is an exciting and innovative book program that continues to deliver engaging, high-quality information about the animal kingdom. Launched in 1997, Animal Planet today has a unique global reach. It is broadcast in more than 96 million US households and 165 other countries, in 24 languages.An illustrated and evocative narrative weaves a story around the life cycle of a young animal as it grows into an adult. Stunning illustrations capture the essence of an animal's character, behavior, distinctive features, and habitat. Excellent for reading aloud and for budding young readers to read alone.
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  • Can the Whales Be Saved?

    Philip Whitfield

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Oct. 1, 1989)
    Answers questions about ecology, endangered species, and the environment
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  • Weird and Wonderful: Show-Offs: Astonishing Animals. Bizarre Behavior

    Prof. Phil Whitfield, ANIMAL PLANET

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Sept. 27, 2011)
    The leading media brand for all things animal, this is an exciting and innovative book program that continues to deliver engaging, high-quality information about the animal kingdom. Launched in 1997, Animal Planet today has a unique global reach. It is broadcast in more than 96 million US households and 165 other countries, in 24 languages.In Weird and Wonderful: Show-Offs by Animal Planet, come face to face with the record breakers of the animal kingdom. Each title in the lavishly illustrated Weird and Wonderful series features more than 200 of the world's most extraordinary animals and their sometimes-bizarre behavior. Marvel at the amazing strategies animals deploy to track, catch and kill their prey; how they defend themselves from attack; how they rear their young, survive in extreme temperatures, and adapt to life in the ocean's depths.
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  • Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?

    Philip Whitfield

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Oct. 1, 1990)
    Explains how mountains are formed, if there are volcanoes on other planets, why the sunset looks red, and many more perplexities about our world
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  • Why Do the Seasons Change?

    Philip Whitfield

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Oct. 1, 1987)
    Covers astrology, the dodo, the lungs, body temperature, time zones, sleep, dreams, dragonflies, rabbits, seals, bees, spiders, turtles, frogs, comets, eclipses, and the sun
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