Books with author Stephen Savoie

Could you tell the difference between a male and female duck? Would you recognise a duck in flight? Do you know what its nest looks like? Discover the exciting world of the duck, from a city pond to a remote coastal bay - explore some of the different habitats that are the duck's home. Follow the duck's life cycle, from the hatching of a chick to finding a mate. Find out about the threats facing ducks today and how to feed them properly. Includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary and 'unusual fact' boxes.

Classification: Focus on: Amphibians shows children how to identify and group amphibians according to their characteristics. It answers questions such as what is an amphibian? Where do amphibians live? What do amphibians eat? And how do amphibians keep cool? Along with many others. The book looks at amphibians from frogs and toads to newts and salamanders and their young, as well as some more unusual amphibians such as caecilians and axolotls. It also offers advice on keeping amphibians as pets. The book also contains a useful scale to demonstrate the size of many amphibians in comparison to a human hand, along with a topic web, a glossary and some suggestions for extension activities. Other titles in the series include Classification: Focus on: Birds, Classification: Focus on: Insects, Classification: Focus on: Reptiles, Classification: Focus on: Mammals and Classification: Focus on: Fish.