Featuring both material from the popular Eye Wonder series, along with a wealth of all-new spreads, Animals Around the World teaches readers about animal habitats and habits, as well as anatomy, behavior, communication, hunting, feeding, conservation, and the relationship between people and animals. The whole animal kingdom is covered, from tiny invertebrates to the biggest creature on Earth, the blue whale.
Animal is a pioneering series from Reaktion Books. The first of its kind to explore the historical significance and impact on humans of a wide range of animals, each book in the series takes a different animal and examines its role in history around the world. The importance of mythology, religion and science are described as is the history of food, the trade in animals and their products, pets, exhibition, film and photography, and their roles in the artistic and literary imagination.
A funny book in verse for little kids. A curious boy asks a lopt of questions. But what happens when the teacher can't answer them? Read and you will know
Ishmael, a sailor, recounts the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him. Presented in comic book format.
Photographs and simple text introduce homophones, words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
