Books in Natural History Museums series

Packed with fascinating facts, fun puzzles and games, and 100 reuseable stickers of butterflies, moths, and caterpillarsFeaturing images of actual butterflies from the unrivaled collections of the Natural History Museum, London, this colorful activity book is a child’s ideal introduction to the wonderful world of butterflies. The stickers are accompanied by informative sections on the behavior and habitats of butterflies, as well as details of their amazing life cycle. Young enthusiasts will discover how these fascinating creatures transform from chomping caterpillar to beautiful butterfly; learn some cool facts about what they eat and where they live; and test their butterfly knowledge in some great activities, including a spot-the-difference teaser and butterfly maze. Perfect for children who want to know more about these winged wonders, the book is fully checked and approved by the butterfly expert Blanca Huertas Hernandez, the curator of lepidoptera in the department of entomology at the Natural History Museum, London.

Bringing together everything that American Museum of Natural History children's books stand for-the excitement of learning, the fun of science, the tactile pleasure of an activity, plus impeccable editorial authority and innovative design-comes a new series, Very First Things to Know About... Written for three- to six- year-olds, who are already naturalists by instinct, each book focuses on the lives, varieties, habits, and habitat of a single animal. Spread by spread, Very First Things to Know About Ants covers the basic facts of an ant's life-those very first things to know-embellished with detailed, realistic full-color illustrations, call-outs, expanded information, and activities that entail the use of the 25 colorful, die-cut, reusable stickers included in the book. Also in the series: Very First Things to Know About Bears . Illustrated by John D. Dawson.

* Provides a comprehensive overview of Australia’s most controversial and iconic predator * Discusses the role of the dingo in contemporary Australian culture and shows the conflict between reality and perception Many present-day Australians see the dingo as a threat and a pest. An alternative viewpoint, which is more in tune with Indigenous culture, allows others to see the dingo as a means to improve human civilization. The dingo has thus become trapped between the status of pest animal and totemic creature. This book helps readers to recognize this dichotomy, as a deeper understanding of dingo behavior is now possible through new technologies which have made it easier to monitor their daily lives. Recent research on genetic structure has indicated that dingo purity may be a human construct and the genetic relatedness of wild dingo packs has been analyzed for the first time. GPS telemetry and passive camera traps are new technologies that provide unique ways to monitor movements of dingoes, and analyses of their diet indicate that dietary shifts occur during the different biological seasons of dingoes, showing that they have a functional role in Australian landscapes. Dingo brings together more than 50 years of observations to provide a comprehensive portrayal of the life of a dingo. Throughout this book dingoes are compared with other hypercarnivores, such as wolves and African wild dogs, highlighting the similarities between dingoes and other large canid species around the world.

Return to the bygone age of the Mesozoic era and get children drawing, matching shapes and learning to say some really big words with the help of this colourful children's book. Build your own dinosaurs by matching their bones and skin, discover some fascinating facts of what they ate and how they moved around, help a T. rex find its dinner in some great puzzles and games, before inventing a new dinosaur unknown to science! With 100 re-useable stickers and a pull-out landscape, this super new edition is the perfect introduction to the world of dinosaurs, guaranteed to get children hooked on these extraordinary creatures.