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OverviewNorth America's flying squirrels and Australia's sugar gliders notwithstanding, the vast majority of them live in rainforests. Illustrated with arresting photographs, Catching Air takes us around the world to meet these animals, learn why so many gliders live in Southeast Asia, and find out why this gravity-defying ability has evolved in Draco lizards, snakes, and frogs as well as mammals. Why do gliders stop short of flying, how did bats make that final leap, and how did Homo sapiens bypass evolution to glide via wingsuits and hang gliders-or is that evolution in another guise? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sneed B. Collard, IIIPublisher: Tilbury House,U.S. Imprint: Tilbury House,U.S. Volume: 0 Dimensions: Width: 20.60cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 25.70cm Weight: 0.200kg ISBN: 9780884488835ISBN 10: 0884488837 Pages: 48 Publication Date: 07 May 2021 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis informative book explores questions such as what adaptations in the animals' bodies enable them to glide, why gliders throughout the world are forest dwellers, and how gliding helps them to survive...A respected science writer, Collard offers a well-researched, well-focused,and beautifully illustrated presentation of a topic seldom covered in children's books. -- Carolyn Phelan - Booklist An intriguing look at animal adaptation. -- Publishers Weekly An intriguing look at animal adaptation. -- Publishers Weekly This informative book explores questions such as what adaptations in the animals' bodies enable them to glide, why gliders throughout the world are forest dwellers, and how gliding helps them to survive...A respected science writer, Collard offers a well-researched, well-focused,and beautifully illustrated presentation of a topic seldom covered in children's books. -- Carolyn Phelan - Booklist Author InformationScience writer Sneed B. Collard III (Missoula, MT; www.sneedbcollardiii.com) is the author of more than 80 children’s books, including One Iguana, Two Iguanasand Catching Air. He has received the Washington Post Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award for his body of work, and his books are featured regularly in the Junior Library Guild, NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book lists, and other best-of lists. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |