Full AspenCat Catalog

"How do chimpanzees know how to use tools? What makes a dog so loyal? Get to know more about these land-based animals and learn about their unique survival skills."--

Explains how animals, birds, reptiles, and insects vary their markings and color to hide from their enemies and respond to their environment.

Nature's most disgusting creatures take centre stage, in this humorous but enlightening collection of downright disgusting creatures. From puking vultures and farting goats to stinky opossums who pretend to be dead, this title will include disgusting facts exploring each animal's unusual skills and how they use them to survive. Humorous illustrations celebrating weird and wonderful creatures will delight any child with an interest in animals and nature,...

Color photographs and simple text depict a variety of color-changing animals such as the chameleon, the seahorse, and the cuttlefish. Includes a glossary and sources of more information.

This book describes how colorful dart frogs, living in Central and South America, scare an enemy, and other interesting facts.

"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to slimy animals such as the hagfish, fulmar, tomato frog, and ribbon worm, and explore how they use slime to defend themselves against predators. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--

"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to horned animals such as the kudu, yak, and cape buffalo, and explore how they use their horns to defend themselves against predators. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--

"Which animals have the wildest disguises? This book explores the wild, wicked, and wonderful world of animal disguises. Series is developed to aid struggling and reluctant young readers with engaging high-interest content, considerate text, and clear visuals. Includes table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, index, sidebars, and author biographies"--

Uses a question-and-answer format to present information about some of the way various animals protect themselves.

Explores how the outside coverings of animals protect them from enemies, the elements, germs, and drying out.