400 unique animals in each 10-volume set! That's 1200 fascinating, fuzzy, scaly, and amazing animals across all three sets!

Each set: $239.00
ISBN 978-0-7172-6225-0
48 pages per volume, 480 total pages,
8 1/2" x 11"
Recommended Interest Level: Grades 3–9
Grolier, 2007

Features:

Glossary covering more general terms like "environment" and "endangerment"

Easy-to-follow alphabetical organization

4-colour photographs throughout

48 pages per volume, 480 total pages, 8 1/2" x 11"

A set index in each volume

Amazing Animals of the World 1 is the ideal resource for young researchers learning about animals and animal habitats. The set features 400 entries on amazing mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, amphibians, and invertebrates. Kids will find their favourite creatures (guinea pig, for example), plus some they may meet for the first time (porcupine fish).

In each article, kids will learn where the animal lives, what it eats, its method of reproduction, and its typical behaviour.

Key facts are called out at the top of each page, including:

Common English name plus Latin scientific name (genus and species)

Essential class, order, or family

Size, diet, method of reproduction or number of young or eggs

Home

Range map

Gorgeous full-colour picture of the animal in a characteristic post

Graphic icons show the animal's classification, habitat, and status (endangered, extinct, or threatened)

Unfamiliar words are explained in the text and included in the set glossary at the front of every volume.

Each volume opens with an explanation of how to use the book. Readers will find out about how scientists group animals, why it is important to learn about their habitats, and how the animals are arranged in the volumes. A volume table of contents helps students find what they're looking for and reinforces important research skills.

Vol. 1 Aardvark–Bobcat
Angelfish; Army Ant; Baboon, Hamadryas; Bear, Polar; Beetle, Japanese

Vol. 2 Bobolink–Cottonmouth
Booby, Red-Footed; Bullfrog; Camel, Bactrian; Cheetah; Chimpanzee

Vol. 3 Coyote–Fish, Siamese Fighting
Crab, Horseshoe; Dolphin, Bottle-Nosed; Duck, Wood; Elephant, African; Fiddler, Atlantic Marsh

Vol. 4 Fisher–Hummingbird, Ruby-Throated
Fly, Tsetse; Fox, Red; Giraffe; Heron, Great Blue; Hippopotamus

Vol. 5 Hyena, Brown–Mantis, Praying
Hyena, Laughing; Iguana, Desert; Jaguar; Kookaburra; Lobster, American

Vol. 6 Marmoset, Common–Owl, Great Horned
Marten, American; Mockingbird; Monkey, Black Howler; Octopus, Giant Pacific; Otter, Sea

Vol. 7 Owl, Pygmy–Robin, American
Oyster, Eastern; Panda, Great; Parrot, Yellow-Headed; Penguin, Little Blue; Rattlesnake, Timber

Vol. 8 Sailfin, Giant–Spider, Black Widow
Sand Dollar, Common; Sea Horse, Common; Shark, Great White; Sheep, Bighorn; Snake, Common Garter

Vol. 9 Spider, Garden–Turtle, Common Musk
Squirrel, Southern Flying; Swallow, Barn; Tarantula, Desert Blond; Tiger, Bengal; Tortoise, Galapagos

Vol. 10 Turtle, Green Sea–Zebrafish
Turtle, Painted; Walrus, Pacific; Whale, Blue; Wolf, Gray; Woodpecker, Ivory-Billed