How It Works: World of Animals – Book of Sharks & Ocean Predators (2015)
Is there anything more terrifying than the dorsal fin of a great white shark peeking through the waves? What about over 150 pages of the fiercest jaws and claws and the sharpest teeth the ocean has ever seen? The World of Animals Book of Sharks and Ocean Predators brings together the scariest monsters that make the deep blue sea such a terrifying place, from the usual suspects like the great white and the tiger shark to the octopuses whose camouflage talents mean they could be hiding anywhere.
In the days when dinosaurs dominated the earth, their marine counterparts - every bit as big and ferocious - reigned supreme in prehistoric seas. In this book, Richard Ellis takes us back to the Mesozoic era to resurrect the fascinating lives of these giant seagoing reptiles. Working from the fossil record, Ellis explores the natural history of these fierce predators, speculates on their habits, and tells how they eventually became extinct - or did they?
A plump little meadow mouse, always an inviting target for hungry hunters in the Green Meadow, spends much of his time avoiding the clutches of Hooty the Owl, Reddy Fox and Old Granny Fox, Mr. Blacksnake, and other pesky predators as he explores the Old Briar-patch and Farmer Brown's orchard.
The World of Animals Book of Predators is the story of the most fascinating predators on Earth. Learn how a cheetah stalks and takes down its prey; discover the deadly pack-hunting behaviour of the killer whale; and find out how the orb-weaver spider paralyses and devours its quarry. Featuring: All about the African lion - Learn the secrets of one of Africa’s most notorious predators Modern-day dinosaurs - The prehistoric creatures still walking the Earth Inside the mind of a killer whale - Discover the hunting habits of the fearsome orca Birds of prey - The most lethal aerial assassins
With a little help from the Cat in the Hat, Sally and Dick observe a small miracle in their own backyard—the metamorphosis of an egg into a caterpillar into a chrysalis into a bright new butterfly! Along the way, beginning readers will find out how butterflies see thousands of images at once, drink nectar from flowers, avoid predators, and can be identified by size, shape, and color. Readers will also follow the amazing migration of millions of monarchs.
