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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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xvi, 300 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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In Cheats and Deceits, Martin Stevens describes the remarkable range of adaptations in nature, and considers how they have evolved and increasingly been perfected as part of an arms race between predator and prey or host and parasite. He explores both classic and recent research of naturalists and biologists, showing how scientists find ways of testing the impact of particular behaviors and colorings on the animals it is meant to fool. Drawing on...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
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English
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What do panther chameleons, polar bears, and Gaboon vipers all have in common? They are masters at disguising themselves in their environments. Featuring twelve different animals found around the globe, from African leopards to mimic octopuses, these pages reveal how each creature manages to blend into its habitat and the advantages its camouflaging abilities provide. Put your newly acquired knowledge to the test as you try to find the masters themselves...
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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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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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