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81) Venomous animals
Author
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to venomous animals such as the cobra, stonefish, and flower urchin, and explore how they use venom to defend themselves against predators. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Do dolphins teach? Do birds build apartment buildings? Do tapirs deliver packages? You may be surprised at the answers! Animals have to work hard to survive in the wild. From vultures that act as nature’s cleanup crew, to damselfish that help grow their favorite food, this book is full of interesting, surprising, and sometimes familiar ways that animals work and behave." --publisher's website
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Many animals use their adaptations to defend themselves against predators, attack their prey, and compete for mates. Fangs and claws help animals do all of these things. However, these adaptations didn't appear overnight, they took millions of years. Animals such as tigers have both fangs and claws and use them to catch their prey. The information in this book explains how these adaptations appeared over time and how they benefit animals. Scientific...
84) Electric animals
Author
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to electric animals such as the stargazer, torpedo ray, electric eel, and and explore how they use electricity to defend themselves against predators. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The latest offering from the award-winning team of Robin Page and Steve Jenkins focuses on the most unique and exciting animal displays in the natural world, used by creatures to stand out. This eye-catching, high-interest material is ideal for nature lovers, Jenkins fans, and even the most reluctant readers."--
Author
Publisher
Cameron + Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"In this astonishing book, legendary wildlife photographer Art Wolfe turns to one of nature's most fundamental survival techniques: the vanishing act. His portraits show animals and insects disappearing into their surroundings, using deceptions, disguises, lures, and decoys to confuse the eyes of both predator and prey. In a world where nothing is as it appears to be, a lion blends into the tall grass in the late-afternoon sun, or a harp seal disappears...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Plenty of predators use their monstrous jaws and piercing claws to attack their prey, but many creatures wield these adaptations as defensive mechanisms, too. Readers may be surprised that an animal as cute as the red panda can fiercely protect itself from a snow leopard and that there's a kind of frog that can jab its version of a bony claw through its skin. Every animal needs to have some kind of weapon if they want to survive in a wild world. Illustrative...
89) Porcupines
Author
Publisher
Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Beginning readers will gain insight on where porcupines live, what they like to eat, and how their 'armor' protects them!"--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An appealing reminder that mighty things come in small packages"--
"How do tiny creatures stay safe or hunt for their lunch? To survive you need a superpower! Discover how some creatures have spring-loaded jumps, or microscopic toxic darts while others wear a scary costume or a suit of armor. Enter the world of some of the smallest creatures on our planet and you'll see that maybe it's not so tough to be tiny after all!" -- Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The world can be a dangerous place. Over time, animals evolved many natural defenses to help them survive. Combat during wartime is extremely dangerous. Why not look to nature to find the best defenses for soldiers on the battlefield? Military forces have done just that for hundreds of years. From the armor of medieval knights to tomorrow's advanced camouflage, take a look at how military technology often mimics the traits of animals to help protect...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Warning: This book reeks! It's rotten, rancid. foul, and funky. Within these pages, you'll find stinkbugs, weasels, Tasmanian devils, and one particularly pungent musk ox... Ready to find out more? Plug your nose and read on..." --from dust jacket.
97) Slimy animals
Author
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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."--
98) Backyard insects
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1981
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs discuss common garden insects and their protective appearance which includes camouflage, warning colors, copycat characteristics, and scary characteristics.
Author
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to animals that blend in with their environment, such as the octopus, Arctic hare, silk moth, and zebra, and explore how they use camouflage to defend themselves against predators. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
100) Coral reef survival
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
1997.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines some of the protective methods, such as camouflage, regenerating parts of their bodies, and travelling in schools, used by creatures living near coral reefs.