Children’s Illustrated Animal Atlas

98 Pages·2017·34.64 MB·English

by  Dorling Kindersley

S M I T H S O N I A N
Children’s Illustrated
Animal
ATLAS
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S M I T H S O N I A N
Children’s Illustrated
Animal
ATLAS
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Contents
Author Jamie Ambrose
4 How to use this book
Editor Olivia Stanford
Project editor Allison Singer
6 The world
Project art editor Hoa Luc
Designer Rhea Gaughan
8 North America
US Senior editor Shannon Beatty
US editor Jane Perlmutter
10 North American taiga
Map illustrator Jeongeun Park 12 Great Plains
Cartography Ed Merritt, Simon Mumford
13 Eastern forests
Illustrators Maltings Partnership, Molly Lattin,
Bettina Myklebust Stovne, Oliver Magee 14 Western deserts
Additional design Lucy Sims, Yamini Panwar
16 Central America
Assistant editor Prerna Grewal
Jacket coordinator Francesca Young
17 Caribbean
Jacket designer Hoa Luc
Managing editor Laura Gilbert 18 Florida Everglades
Managing art editor Diane Peyton Jones
Pre-production producer Nikoleta Parasaki 20 South America
Producer Niamh Tierney
Art director Martin Wilson 22 Amazon rain forest
Publisher Sarah Larter
24 Andean mountains
Publishing director Sophie Mitchell
26 Temperate pampas
First American Edition, 2017
Published in the United States by DK Publishing
28 Pantanal
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A WORLD OF IDEAS:
SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW
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Contents
4 How to use this book 42 Kalahari desert 76 Australasia
6 The world 43 Madagascar 78 Australia
44 Kruger National Park 80 New Zealand
8 North America
82 Great Barrier Reef
10 North American taiga 46 Europe
12 Great Plains 48 Northern European taiga 84 Antarctica
13 Eastern forests 50 British Isles 86 The Arctic
14 Western deserts 52 European forests 88 Oceans and seas
16 Central America 54 The Alps
90 Atlas picture quiz
17 Caribbean 55 European steppe
92 Glossary
18 Florida Everglades 56 Mediterranean scrubland
93 Index
58 Białowieża Forest
20 South America
96 Credits
22 Amazon rain forest 60 Asia
24 Andean mountains 62 Russian taiga
26 Temperate pampas 64 Asian steppe
28 Pantanal 65 Central Asian deserts Smithsonian
This trademark is owned by the Smithsonian Institution and
29 Galápagos 66 Tibetan Plateau is registered in the U.S Patent and Trademark Office.
Consultant Dr. Don E. Wilson, Curator Emeritus, Department of Vertebrate Zoology,
30 Cerrado 68 East Asian forests National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Smithsonian Enterprises
32 Cordillera Blanca 70 Arabian Peninsula Product Development Manager Kealy Gordon
Licensing Manager Ellen Nanney
Vice President, Consumer and Education Products Brigid Ferraro
71 Indian forests Senior Vice President, Consumer and Education Products Carol LeBlanc
34 Africa President Christopher A. Liedel
72 Southeast Asian rain forest Established in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution—the world’s largest museum and
research complex—includes 19 museums and galleries and the National Zoological Park.
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The total number of objects, works of art, and specimens in the Smithsonian’s collection is
74 Gobi desert estimated at 154 million. The Smithsonian is a renowned research center, dedicated to
public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and history.
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How to use this book
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Continent maps
The continent maps are colored to show the
Compass Animal pictures Independent states Rivers
biomes found on each continent. A biome is a
The compass always points north Pictures with descriptions Small independent states, such as Each country’s largest
(N) in line with the map. It also pick out particular animals Monaco, are shown with a red rivers are shown as large area of one type of habitat, and the
shows the direction of south (S), that live in an area. border and a solid red dot, and continuous blue lines. animals and plants in it. Photographs show
east (E), and west (W). the name is in capital letters.
some of the places in these biomes.
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found in Europe. Its tongue is sticky to catch This insect beats its lynxes are left in the
scrubland passing insects. It is also wings so fast that they wild, so this is the most
twice the length make a humming endangered cat on
of its body! sound—just like the Earth—but the good
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It feeds on nectar is nearly twice the
contain rocky hills and flat, shrub-filled plains. This made by flowers like number of wild lynxes
rare habitat is found in only a few places on Earth. buddleia and alive a few years ago!
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ancestor of all pet rabbits in southern parts of Europe Mediterranean house gecko
the world. Unlike its enemy, around the Mediterranean
the Iberian lynx, the rabbit Sea, as well as islands This little gecko is about 4 in (10 cm) long
has been seen in yards and like Crete that share a and weighs about as much as a sugar cube. It is
56 parks, and even in busy cities. similar habitat. also called a “moon lizard” because it mostly comes 57
out at night. It eats small cockroaches and moths.
Capital Scale Location Habitat key Bordering continents
A country’s capital city is The scale shows the size of The location box shows Every map has a key Around the edges of some
marked with a red outline. the areas and the distances you where each area is that lists the types maps you can see parts of
Some countries have more between different points on found in relation to the of habitats found in bordering continents in a
than one capital city. the map. land around it. that area. cream color.
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Continent maps Feature habitats
The continent maps are colored to show the The feature spreads show a specific place and
biomes found on each continent. A biome is a some of the animals that live there. In reality,
large area of one type of habitat, and the not all the animals would be found together
animals and plants in it. Photographs show at the same time, since they are awake at
some of the places in these biomes. different times of day, and would often
avoid each other to prevent being eaten!
Mediterranean Mediterranean chameleon Hummingbird Iberian lynx
This is one of only two chameleon species hawk moth Just 404 adult Iberian
found in Europe. Its tongue is sticky to catch This insect beats its lynxes are left in the
scrubland passing insects. It is also wings so fast that they wild, so this is the most
twice the length make a humming endangered cat on Habitats Mountains Coniferous forests Wetlands
of its body! sound—just like the Earth—but the good
The coastal areas around the Mediterranean Sea birds it’s named after. news is this figure High, rugged Trees in coniferous Wetlands are marshy,
It feeds on nectar is nearly twice the These symbols show the
contain rocky hills and flat, shrub-filled plains. This made by flowers like number of wild lynxes mountainous areas forests usually have swampy areas, such as
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smaller than other European N CROATIA
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S The golden jackal BOSNIA & ROMANIA Hot deserts, such as Huge stretches of Mangrove trees grow Flat, grassy plains with
is found in many places, HERZEGOVINA
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European rabbit Location Crete found high up in the forests usually have and grasses grow in
The European rabbit is the This region includes the mountains and at the broad leaves that are scrubland areas with
ancestor of all pet rabbits in southern parts of Europe Mediterranean house gecko
the world. Unlike its enemy, around the Mediterranean North and South Poles. lost in the fall, or small trees, such as in
the Iberian lynx, the rabbit Sea, as well as islands This little gecko is about 4 in (10 cm) long
has been seen in yards and like Crete that share a and weighs about as much as a sugar cube. It is during the dry season. southern Spain.
56 parks, and even in busy cities. similar habitat. also called a “moon lizard” because it mostly comes 57
out at night. It eats small cockroaches and moths.
Bordering continents
Around the edges of some
Borders Country borders Disputed borders Continent borders
maps you can see parts of
The borders between Some countries disagree A broken orange line
bordering continents in a Borders show how the
countries are shown about where the border shows where the
cream color. Earth’s land is divided with a broken white between them should be. border is between
into countries. line. These borders are shown two continents.
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A R C T I C O C E A N
Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle shows E U R O P E
where the temperate
N O R T H A M E R I C A zone ends and the
cold northern polar
region begins.
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
Tropic of Cancer
PA C I F I C This line marks the
A F R I C A
northern limit of the
O C E A N
tropics. Above this is the
Northern Hemisphere’s
temperate zone.
Equator
This is an imaginary line that S O U T H A M E R I C A
goes around the middle of the
Earth, dividing it into two
halves, called the Northern
and Southern Hemispheres.
The world
Tropic of Capricorn
This line marks the
southern limit of the
tropics. Below this is the
Southern Hemisphere’s
The types of habitats found on each of the temperate zone.
Earth’s seven continents depend on the usual AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
weather, or climate, of an area. Five invisible
lines divide the world into three climatic zones:
the tropical zone is hot, the temperate zones
are seasonal, and the polar zones are cold.
Antarctic Circle
The Antarctic Circle
S O U T H E R N O C E A N
shows where the
temperate zone ends A N TA R C T I C A
and the cold southern
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Polar zone
Inside the polar circles,
around the North and
South Poles, it is dry
and very cold.
E U R O P E A S I A
Temperate zone
Both temperate zones
have warm summers and
cold winters. Forests in the
temperate zone often lose
their leaves in the fall or
during the dry season.
PA C I F I C
A F R I C A
O C E A N
Tropical zone
The area between
the tropics, around the
equator, is very hot.
Most rain forests are
I N D I A N found in this zone.
O C E A N
A U S T R A L A S I A
Temperate zone
S O U T H E R N O C E A N
Polar zone
A N TA R C T I C A
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