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Describes how various animals, including an octopus, a bombadier beetle, a puff adder, and a gliding frog, escape danger.

Readers will be fascinated by the many ways animals use their tails: to move on land, swim, warn others, steer, hold onto things, keep warm, balance, fly, attract a mate, and even to defend themselves!

Introduces young readers to some of the stealthiest camouflaged animals in the natural world and asks them to seek out these animals hiding in plain sight.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and natural defenses of the porcupine.

This book describes how opossums scare an enemy and other interesting facts.

Find out when you join the class on an exciting field trip to a real live bog, where they learn all about bog beasts and butterflies.

Describes several totally gross animals, their lifestyles, habitats, and unique qualities.

Introduces animal disguises involving camouflage and mimicry, in such animals as the zebra, polar bear, and caterpillar.

"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to armored animals such as the crab, armadillo, pangolin, and all kinds of beetles, and explore how they use armor to defend themselves against predators. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--

"Each book in the Adapted to Survive series looks at a selection of high-interest animals that share a common skill, examining how each animal has adapted to survive in its own particular environment. This book looks at animals that dig, and includes chapters on moles, prairie dogs, wombats, polar bears, armadillos, and more!"--From the publisher's web site.