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Four hundred fascinating, creepy, lovable, and amazing animals

10 volumes $239.00
ISBN 978-0-7172-6112-3
Recommended Interest Level: Grades 3–9
Grolier, 2005

Set Features:

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

Easy-to-follow alphabetical organization

4-colour photographs throughout

A set index in each volume

10 volumes, 48 pages each, 480 pages total, 8 1/2" x 11"

Each entry in the set provides concise but extensive information about the species:

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

Class icon—bird, fish, mammal, etc.

Essential class, order, or family classifications

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

Habitat icon and explanation

Home range description plus range map

Status if endangered or threatened

A full-colour picture of the animal in a characteristic pose

The clear, simple, but informative texts discuss not only the appearance and significance of the animal but also its typical behaviour, interesting quirks or features, and how or why it might be endangered today or in the near future.

Each entry defines all unfamiliar or technical terms within the text, making the books perfect starting places for young researchers. As they search and enjoy the books' many lively images and fascinating species stories, they will also come to appreciate how animals are arranged and named scientifically—meeting that key curriculum standard of understanding classification, which is fully explained in the set's introduction.

Volume Titles:

Vol. 1 Adder–Buffalo, Water

Vol. 2 Bunting, Corn–Cricket, Bush

Vol. 3 Cricket, European Mole–Frog, Agile

Vol. 4 Frog, Burrowing Tree–Guenon, Moustached

Vol. 5 Gull, Great Black-backed–Loach, Stone

Vol. 6 Locust, Migratory–Newt, Crested

Vol. 7 Nuthatch, Eurasian–Razor, Pod

Vol. 8 Reedbuck, Mountain–Snake, Tentacled

Vol. 9 Snakefly–Toad, Surinam

Vol. 10 Tortoise, Gopher–Zebu