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48 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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Presents facts and photographs of animals blending into their natural environment, from an orchid mantis to an arctic fox.
With stunning photographs, readers of all ages can enjoy close-up views of animals hiding in their natural habitats, but you'll have to find them first.
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"Pretty Tricky meets Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate in this guessing-game book that explores how in nature, things aren't always what they seem ... Sometimes what looks like a plant is actually a rock or what looks like a rock is actually an animal or what looks like an animal is actually a plant. In ROCK? PLANT? ANIMAL?, young readers are invited to guess what they are looking at as they are introduced to animals that don't look like animals, plants...
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Eyewitness juniors volume 19
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29 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Introduces animal disguises involving camouflage and mimicry, in such animals as the zebra, polar bear, and caterpillar.
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31 pages, 5 folded leaves : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
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English
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"Animals know that in order to survive, they must stay hidden--and, fortunately, nature helps them by providing coloration that camouflages them in their habitat. Award-winning author and illustrator Jim Arnosky looks at this most artful and beautiful aspect of animal life, from the dappled spots on a fawn and the leaf-like markings on a Copperhead snake to the white fur of the snowshoe hare in winter and the changing colors of the octopus. Featuring...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
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English
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An introduction to twelve species that use camouflage to survive combines engaging scientific facts with natural-world artwork, while sumptuously detailed seek-and-find spreads offer interactive ways to apply new reader knowledge.
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