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Wildlife of the world / contributors, Jamie Ambrose, Richard Beatty (glossary writer), Dr. Amy-Jane Beer, Derek Harvey, Ben Hoare, Rob Hume, Ton Jackson, Steve Parker, Dr. Katie AParsons, John Woodward.

Ambrose, Jamie (Author of nature books for children), (contributor.). Beer, Amy-Jane, (author.). Harvey, Derek, (author.). Hoare, Ben, (author.). Hume, Rob, (author.). Jackson, Tom, 1972- (author.). Parker, Steve, 1952- (author.). Parsons, Katie, (author.). Woodward, John, 1954- (author.). DK Publishing, Inc. (Added Author). Smithsonian Institution. (Added Author).

Summary:

Profiles over four hundred animals from around the world, discussing their habitat, physical characteristics, and challenges they face.

Record details

ISBN: 9781465438041 :
ISBN: 1465438041
Physical Description: 480 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:

At head of title: DK, Smithsonian.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Animal habitats. Forests ; Grasslands ; Extreme environments ; Aquatic environments -- North America. Peaks and prairies ; Canadian Arctic ; Yellowstone ; Central great plains ; Sierra Nevada ; Mojave Desert ; Florida Everglades -- Central and South America. Land of the jaguar ; Costa Rican rainforest ; Andean yungas ; Amazon rainforest ; The Pantanal ; Andean altiplano ; Argentine pampas ; Galapagos Islands -- Europe. Plains and peninsulas ; Norwegian fjords ; Scottish highlands ; The Camargue ; Tagus Valley ; The Alps ; Bavarian Forest -- Africa. A sunbaked land ; Ethiopian highlands ; Great Rift Valley lakes ; Serengeti savannas ; Congo basin ; Okavango Delta ; Kalahari Desert ; Madagascan dry forests -- Asia. Land of extremes ; Arabian highlands ; Terai-Duar savannas ; Eastern Himalayas ; Upper Yangtze forests ; Gobi Desert ; Nihonkai Montane forest ; Bornean rainforest ; Sulu-Sulawesi seas -- Australasia. The red continent ; New Guinea Montane forest ; North Australia savannas ; Great Sandy-Tanami Desert ; East Australian forest ; Great Barrier Reef ; New Zealand mixed forest -- Antarctica. Land of ice and snow ; Southern Ocean islands ; Antarctic Peninsula.