Overview
The leading media brand for all things animal, this is an exciting and innovative book program that continues to deliver engaging, high-quality information about the animal kingdom. Launched in 1997, Animal Planet today has a unique global reach. It is broadcast in more than 96 million US households and 165 other countries, in 24 languages. In Incredible Journeys: Amazing Animal Migrations by Animal Planet, follow the amazing migration stories of creatures as diverse as the African wildebeest, the plains zebra, the American monarch butterfly, the Mexican free-tailed bat and the Pacific bluefin tunas as they travel from one habitat to another to find food, avoid predators and extreme temperatures, or to breed. Readers will learn how they navigate huge distances with pinpoint accuracy and observe how scientists and conservationists track these amazing creatures using a combination of bushcraft techniques, satellite navigation and state-of-the-art technology to uncover some of the natural world's most intriguing secrets.
Full Product Details
Author: Animal Planet ,
Dwight Holing ,
Animal Planet ,
Dwight Holing
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Kingfisher Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 25.70cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 29.60cm
Weight: 0.934kg
ISBN: 9780753467268
ISBN 10: 0753467267
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 19 September 2011
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
NSTA RecommendsThis book is a rich resource for students in grades 2 to 6 to read and explore the immense variety of animal adaptations, not only for migration but for survival. . . . The first six pages alone would make the book worth having as a resource through middle school because of the precision and clarity of the explanations of factors affecting migration. . . . I strongly recommend Incredible Journeys as a resource for almost any grade and even for the interested adult. It's a lovely book!
Incredible Journeys effectively divides the information into brief snippets easy for students to digest, including breathtaking photographs. It is a welcome addition of new information to the general knowledge about migration.
Author Information
Dwight Holing is a writer and editor whose books on the environment, natural history, and travel are published by University of California Press, Time-Life, Random House and Chronicle Books. He is the author of many books on rain forests, coral reefs, and wilderness in Europe and western America. His articles have appeared in Audubon, Discover, Los Angeles Times, Outside, San Francisco Chronicle and Travel & Leisure. He has written, edited and developed special projects for a variety of organizations, including Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, Natural Resources Defense Council and The Smithsonian.
