Sensational Australian Animals - Stephanie Owen Reeder

Sensational Australian Animals

Buch | Hardcover
64 Seiten
2024
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4863-1689-2 (ISBN)
27,35 inkl. MwSt
Covering more than 145 truly astounding animals - from sharp-eyed whale sharks to sticky-bellied green tree frogs - Sensational Australian Animals showcases the strange things these creatures can do with their eyes, ears, noses, mouths and skin! Meet birds that laugh, frogs that quack and fish that sing.
Explore the fascinating world of native Australian animals through the five basic senses – sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Covering more than 145 truly astounding animals – from sharp-eyed whale sharks to sticky-bellied green tree frogs – Sensational Australian Animals showcases the strange things these creatures can do with their eyes, ears, noses, mouths and skin! Meet birds that laugh, frogs that quack and fish that sing. Discover mammals that glow in the dark and seahorses disguised as seaweed. Be surprised by turtles that breathe through their bums and squirm at lizards that clean their eyes with their tongues. And then there's the dangerous creatures that bite and sting!

Be intrigued, amazed and astonished by what insects, birds, spiders, fish and many other animals are capable of!

Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 8 to 12.

Cher Hart is a nature illustrator, graphic designer and spatial analyst with a background in biology and a sense of fun. She has created scientific communication material for journals, exhibitions and government. This is her first published children's book. Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder is the author of historical novels and picture books for children, including Swifty: The Super-fast Parrot (CSIRO Publishing). She has won the NSW Premier's History Award and the CBCA Book of the Year Award for information books.

Sensational creatures
The eyes have it!
Magnificent marsupials
Bright-eyed birds
Amazing arthropods
Seaside show-offs
Rad reptiles

Did you hear that?
Boisterous birds
Impressive insects
Marvellous mammals
Full-throated frogs
Singing sea creatures

Follow your nose!
Clever critters
Putrid pongs
Super-sniffers
Peculiar proboscises

That's tasty!
Fussy feeders
Gross guzzlers
Tasty treats
Unusual utensils

What a feeling!
Biting bugs
Stinging sea creatures
Awesome arachnids
Sensitive skin

Glossary
Animal index
Acknowledgements

Erscheinungsdatum
Illustrationen Cher Hart
Zusatzinfo Illustrations
Verlagsort Melbourne
Sprache englisch
Maße 215 x 280 mm
Gewicht 585 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 1-4863-1689-1 / 1486316891
ISBN-13 978-1-4863-1689-2 / 9781486316892
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