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Books in Animal Facts series

  • Dorobo the Dangerous

    Marcia Vaughan, Kazuko Stone

    Paperback (Silver Burdett Pr, March 1, 1994)
    With the help of talking objects he finds on the way to seek advice from Hotsiko the hawk, Crane is able to save his fine fat fishies from a marauding fox from Mount Fuji.
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  • Animal Faces at Night

    Hannah Kate Sackett, Hannah Sackett

    Hardcover (Brighter Child, June 4, 2003)
    Animal Faces is a new series of books that captures the wonderful diversity of nature in the faces of animals. So much about an animal can be understood by looking at the characteristics of it's face—how it survives, how it sees, hears, tastes, and smells, how it stenches danger, how it communicates, and even how it attracts a mate or lures prey within striking distance.The characteristics of each of the faces featured in this book help animals thrive in at night. Learn how the flightless kiwi uses its keen sense of smell to find its food on the dark forest floor, and how the aye-aye uses its large eyes and ears to search the trees for insect prey. The colorful, detailed, and accurate portraits of animal faces—big and small—give a new meaning to in-your-face artwork. Whether in the rain forest or a cave, in the ocean or the sky, animal faces At Night creates an amazing animal adventure you're sure to enjoy!
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  • Animal Migration

    Janet McDonnell

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Examines the migration habits of such animals as the caribou, red crab, ruby-throated hummingbird, and blue whale.
  • Animal Communication

    Janet McDonnell

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Jan. 1, 1989)
    Examines forms of animal communication, including alarm signals, indications of territory, and mating rituals.
  • Animal Camouflage

    Janet McDonnell

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Describes forms, methods, and purposes of camouflage as used by different members of the animal kingdom.
  • Animal Builders

    Janet McDonnell

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Discusses the habitations built by such animals as the paper wasp, trapdoor spider, weaverbird and beaver.
  • Animal Faces in the Forest

    Hannah Kate Sackett

    Hardcover (Brighter Child, June 4, 2003)
    Animal Faces is a new series of books that captures the wonderful diversity of nature in the faces of animals. So much about an animal can be understood by looking at the characteristics of it's face—how it survives, how it sees, hears, tastes, and smells, how it stenches danger, how it communicates, and even how it attracts a mate or lures prey within striking distance.The characteristics of each of the faces featured in this book help animals thrive in forest habitats. Learn how the wild boar defends itself, and how the beaver uses its remarkable teeth to build its home. The colorful, detailed, and accurate portraits of animal faces—big and small—give a new meaning to in-your-face artwork. Whether among the undergrowth or the trees, in a river or the sky, Animal Faces In the Forest creates an amazing animal adventure you're sure to enjoy!
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  • Dorobo the Dangerous

    Marcia Vaughan, Kazuko Stone

    Hardcover (Silver Burdett Pr, March 1, 1994)
    With the help of talking objects he finds on the way to seek advice from Hotsiko the hawk, Crane is able to save his fine fat fishies from a marauding fox from Mount Fuji.
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  • Kapoc, the Killer Croc

    Marcia K. Vaughan, Eugenie Fernandes, Eugenie

    Paperback (Silver Burdett Pr, July 1, 1994)
    A crocodile and a sloth have a life-or-death race on the Amazon
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  • Riddle by the River

    Marcia Vaughan, Reynold Ruffins

    Library Binding (Silver Pr, Sept. 1, 1994)
    All the animals going to drink at the Mezumbesi must answer Ngoma the lion's riddles or be eaten, until the monkey comes along.
  • Monkeys & apes

    Alfred Brockman

    Loose Leaf (Rourke Enterprises, March 15, 1986)
    Brief text and photographs introduce the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of monkeys and apes.
  • FUN CATS: Enjoy facts about Cats that you may don’t know before

    Jasper Bates

    Paperback (Independently published, Sept. 11, 2019)
    The cat is a small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from wild members of the family.The cat is either a house cat or a farm cat, which are pets, or a feral cat, which ranges freely and avoids human contact.Let’s enjoy how smart of the Cats.