Books with title The Magnificent Book of Animals

The Magnificent Book of Animals showcases fascinating mammals from around the world with colorful, oversized illustrations and captivating facts.Wild and wonderful mammals are everywhere--in the mountains, across the savanna, on the frozen tundra, and high in the trees. The Magnificent Book of Animals features oversized pages with detailed full-color illustrations of 36 of the world's most majestic mammals, including giant pandas, African elephants, polar bears, and ring-tailed lemurs. Concise facts highlight each animal's unique behaviors and abilities, and fact boxes allow the reader to compare each animal's size, habitat, life span, and diet. Rich, authentic illustrations will capture the reader's interest in the magnificent animals that live all across the world.

Follow a crew of fun and friendly characters through a comic romp to discover the answers to the questions kids always want to ask. Each title in this children's nonfiction series allows readers to explore their favorite topics, including dinosaurs, creepy crawlies, space, science and technology, historical people, the human body and the natural world in a fun, highly visual Q & A format. Have you ever wondered: "why penguins can't fly?" Or "how high a kangaroo can actually jump?" What about "what is the difference between a dolphin and a shark?" The Book of Animals by Ray Bryant is filled with fun kid-friendly facts, answers a wide range of questions that children often ask about their favorite animals. The appealing artwork adds to each explanation, allowing children to build up essential knowledge in a fun and gentle way.

In this book more than 275 animals, wild and domestic, tell interesting, educational, and entertaining stories. They give factual information about their habitats, their family life and history, their eating habits, and much more. Woven into the text are references to familiar nursery rhymes and fairy tales, historical information about the animals' ancestors, with several references to Biblical animals. There are beautiful color photographs of all the animals. Often the stories contain humorous comments by the animals.