My Encyclopedia of Very Important Animals

226 Pages·2017·81.99 MB·English

by  Dorling Kindersley

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Senior Editor James Mitchem
Senior Designer Elaine Hewson
Edited by Sophia Danielsson-Waters, Hélène Hilton, Violet Peto
Designed by Rachael Hare, Charlotte Milner,
Hannah Moore, Rachael Parfitt, Claire Patané,
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Publisher Mary Ling
Art Director Jane Bull
First published in Great Britain in 2017 by
Dorling Kindersley Limited
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ISBN: 978-0-2412-7635-8
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M y E n c y c l op e d i a o f
Very
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MPORTA NT
ANIMALS
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All about
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10 A world of animals 36 Shape support
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12 What is an animal? 38 Super skeletons
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14 Land animals 40 Spineless
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16 Aquatic animals 42 Feathered friends
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18 Animals in the air 44 Mythical animals
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20 What makes a mammal? 46 Animal relatives
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22 Brilliant birds 48 Dinosaurs
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24 Fantastic fish 50 Finding fossils
26 Remarkable reptiles 52 Endangered animals
28 All about amphibians
30 Minibeasts
32 Homely habitats
34 Extreme habitats
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Amazing
animals
36 Shape support 56 Building beavers 96 Dragons are real!
38 Super skeletons 58 O is for orca 98 Crocodile or alligator?
40 Spineless 60 Suit of scales 100 Sea turtles
42 Feathered friends 62 Heroic huskies 102 Colourful chameleons
44 Mythical animals 64 Polar bears 104 Rattlesssssssnake
46 Animal relatives 66 Cheeky chimps 106 Clingy geckos
48 Dinosaurs 68 The enormous elephant 108 A frog’s life
50 Finding fossils 70 Giant anteater 110 Red-eyed tree frog
52 Endangered animals 72 Big cats 112 Awesome axolotl
74 In the bat cave 114 Praying mantis
76 The orange ape 116 Life in a hive
78 The lion and the mouse 118 The leaf that walks
80 Barn owls 120 A light in the dark
82 Little and large 122 The marvellous monarch
84 Penguin party 124 Buggy builders
86 Golden eagle 126 Tarantulas
88 Birds of paradise 128 Octopus alert
90 Hammerhead 130 Feeling crabby
92 Sea soarers 132 Portuguese man-of-war
94 Fearsome fish
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Animal
antics
136 Sticking together 158 Venom or poison
138 Unlikely friends 160 Let’s move!
140 A penguin story 162 Using tools
142 Time to sleep 164 Sound of the wild
144 A winter’s sleep 166 On Madagascar
146 What’s for dinner? 168 Darwin’s big trip
148 Food chain 170 A helping hand
150 Taking a trip 172 Animals and us
152 Hide and seek
154 Underwater camouflage
156 On defence
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More very important
animals
176 Lots of spots 200 Wild woodlands
178 Lots of stripes 202 The coral reef
180 Crazy colours 204 Polar creatures
182 Going under 206 On the farm
184 Brilliant builders 208 On safari
186 Divers 210 Dazzling dinos
188 Super soarers 212 Perfect pets
190 Built for speed 214 Animal sounds
192 Climbers 216 What’s in a name?
194 Mountain animals
196 Desert dwellers 218 Animal words
198 Trip to the tropics 220 Index/Acknowledgements
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animals
All about
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