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Lions and scorpions and lethal little jellyfish, oh my! Kids will sink their teeth into this fascinating look at nature's fiercest creatures.Sometimes nature can be nasty: snakes that spit poison, insects with exploding bottoms, and tigers that have you for dinner. Throughout the animal kingdom, creatures are equipped with lethal weapons, from finger-length fangs to toxic tentacles, and have ingenious ways of killing one another — poisoning, d...

How does a stinkbug flirt, a bee give orders, or a panda say "back off"? A celebrated duo is back with a guide to messaging, animal-style.Humans aren't the only creatures who are constantly talking and transmitting messages: animals find all sorts of ways to keep in touch without saying a word. They use colors, patterns, smells, movements, vibrations, sounds, and even electricity to help them identify their own family or "team” — not to mentio...

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / General

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals or Technology)

All you ever wanted to know about poo and more, now available in a bigger more accessible format.

Anche se non ce ne rendiamo conto, ognuno di noi è un vero e proprio habitat per ogni genere di minuscole creature. Nicola Davies esplora il corpo di uomini e animali alla ricerca di pulci, zecche, pidocchi, vermi e altri stupefacenti parassiti, con l'aiuto delle illustrazioni di Neal Layton. Età di lettura: da 7 anni.

This creative team adds to its cheeky series with this volume devoted to animal communication. . . . Entertaining and worthwhile." -School Library JournalHow does a stinkbug flirt, a bee give orders, or a panda say "back off"? Animals find all sorts of ways to keep in touch without saying a word. They use colors, patterns, smells, movements, vibrations, sounds, and even electricity to communicate. From the chatter of dolphins to the click of a...

Jam-packed with fascinating information with plenty of the ick factor to keep kids (and adults) turning the pages." - San Francisco Book ReviewSometimes nature can be nasty: snakes that spit poison, insects with exploding bottoms, and tigers that have you for dinner. Throughout the animal kingdom, creatures are equipped with lethal weapons, from finger-length fangs to toxic tentacles, and have ingenious ways of killing one another, from poison...

Meet the animal kingdom's most competent killers!

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The subject is inherently fascinating to kids, who will find a good deal of information. . . .The artwork adds a welcome comic veneer." - BooklistMites and lice, fleas, ticks, and tapeworms - most living creatures that have a habitat also are a habitat, including you (are you itchy yet?). Unwelcome guests - parasites - are everywhere, from the barnacles hitching a ride on a humpback whale's head to the tiny flies that control a bee's brain and...

Davies's chatty, funny text and Layton's colorful illustrations will pull kids into this fascinating book about survival. . . . Exciting biology for the classroom." - Booklist (starred review)From the persevering emperor penguins of the South Pole to the brave bacteria inside bubbling volcanoes, from the hardy reptiles of the driest deserts to the squash-proof creatures of the deepest seabeds, animals have adapted to survive in conditions that...

Playful, but filled with information, this book takes poop out of the sewers and into the scientific community where it belongs." -The Horn BookHippos navigate by it, sloths keep in touch through it, dung beetles eat it . . . and most grown-ups would rather not mention it. But scientists who study animal feces find out all sorts of things, such as the number of insects a bat eats or just how a T. rex devoured a triceratops 70 million years ago...

Vi siete mai chiesti perché alcuni animali sono grandi e altri invece piccolissimi? E se all'inizio eravamo tutti minuscole creature unicellulari che sguazzavano beate nel mare... perché oggi siamo così tanti e così diversi? Nicola Davies ci accompagna ancora una volta nel meraviglioso mondo della biodiversità, insegnandoci la regola che stabilisce le capacità e le caratteristiche degli esseri viventi in relazione alla loro grandezza. Scoprire...

Hippos navigate by it, sloths keep in touch through it, rabbits eat it, and most humans prefer not to mention it at all! However you look at it, poo is probably the most useful stuff on Earth. It comes in all shapes and sizes, and every animal has its own special sort. Find out what it's for, where it goes, what we can learn from it, and more.

The lively new book from the creators of the bestselling Poo. There is life everywhere on Earth. From polar wastes to bubbling volcanoes... animals have adapted to survive in conditions that would kill a human quicker than you can say "coffin"! Discover how they do it in this amazing natural history book - and find out who's the toughest animal of all. An informative and entertaining natural history book about the world's toughest critters, fe...

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Nicola Davies is the best thing to happen to biology classes since the invention of the filmstrip." -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)Did you ever wonder why there are no high-flying superheroes in real life? Find out what keeps big animals (like us) from performing amazing feats of strength and agility, yet why being tiny and powerful might have a downside. What if you could lift fifty times your weight (hello, ant)...