National Geographic Book of Mammals

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u ver 608 sparkling pages are presented withi the serise of immediacy and wonder, the accuracy, and the attention to detail you expect from the National Geographic Society. ^
Tail waving, a plains zebra in eastern Africa leaps into the water as it crosses a stream.
No two zebras have stripes that are exactly alike!
A COMPLETE FAMILY REFERENCE
INCLUDES EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR SCHOOL REPORTS •OVER 850 CAPTIVATING PHOTOGRAPHS • MORE THAN 500 MAMMALS • ENTRIES ARRANGED IN AN EASY-TO-USE A-Z FORMAT •FASCINATING INFORMATION AND LASTING ENTERTAINMENT

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They run, walk, gallop, swing, hop, fly, scamper, burrow, swim, climb, pounce, and leap. Scores of wonderful animals are presented, in a work so comprehensive it will amaze and delight the whole family.
Encyclopedic in scope but not in tone, the National Geographic Book of Mammals is a complete reference, enjc^yable to use f(;r information, for school reports, or just for browsing.
Over 150 educators, librarians,... Tovább

Fülszöveg

u ver 608 sparkling pages are presented withi the serise of immediacy and wonder, the accuracy, and the attention to detail you expect from the National Geographic Society. ^
Tail waving, a plains zebra in eastern Africa leaps into the water as it crosses a stream.
No two zebras have stripes that are exactly alike!
A COMPLETE FAMILY REFERENCE
INCLUDES EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR SCHOOL REPORTS •OVER 850 CAPTIVATING PHOTOGRAPHS • MORE THAN 500 MAMMALS • ENTRIES ARRANGED IN AN EASY-TO-USE A-Z FORMAT •FASCINATING INFORMATION AND LASTING ENTERTAINMENT

I Bcrc they conic!
They run, walk, gallop, swing, hop, fly, scamper, burrow, swim, climb, pounce, and leap. Scores of wonderful animals are presented, in a work so comprehensive it will amaze and delight the whole family.
Encyclopedic in scope but not in tone, the National Geographic Book of Mammals is a complete reference, enjc^yable to use f(;r information, for school reports, or just for browsing.
Over 150 educators, librarians, and specialists in many fields of mammalogy—including lain Douglas-Hamilton, Dian Fossey, Birute M. F. Galdikas, Hope Ryden, George B. Schaller, and Ian Tattersall—have contributed to essays so engaging you'll know they were written by people who know the animals.
Moments captured on film by the National Geographic photographers are unforgettable. Over 850 marvelous scenes offer an unsurpassed view of life in the wild. Looking at animals in the midst of their daily activities—in picture stories and dramatic close-ups—gives you and your family a sense of discovery as the facts about animal life unfold.
Presented alphabetically for ease of reference, over 150 A-Z entries feature more than 500 mammals. Information about where the mammal lives, what food it eats, and how it beha\'es is cleariy presented. Each enti-)' is packed with facts that \\-ill surprise and inform e\-ery reatler. Vissza