Overview

Superheroes of Nature is a fascinating, quirky photographic book featuring the amazing superheroes of the animal kingdom. With incredible photos and fascinating text, this book is a celebration of biodiversity and nature. From the Borneo ant to the flying dragon, find out all about these amazing animals and the extraordinary abilities that make them the superheroes of our planet. For example: A hammerhead shark can see 180 degrees The webbed gecko can glide across the desert sand The springbok is super fast! For each animal discover their superpower, super stats and super facts about them, as well as information about how they used their super skills in the wild. With an important message about protecting the rich biodiversity of our planet, Superheroes of Nature is a stunning photographic book for kids fascinated by the animal kingdom and the weird wonders it has to offer. This book is from the Animal Powers series, which celebrates the weird, extraordinary, and truly amazing powers of some of nature's most incredible animals, while celebrating biodiversity and encouraging young readers to value the natural world around them. Also available is Superpowers of Nature, which showcases the amazing superpowers of the animal kingdom.

Full Product Details

Author:   Georges Feterman
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint:   words & pictures
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9780711280007

ISBN 10:   0711280002
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   06 September 2022
Recommended Age:   From 6 to 9 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction  FEARSOME CREATURES Horned Lizard: Eyes of Blood  Blue Poison Dart Frog: Poisonous to Predators  Tamandua: Fearless Boxer  Lichen Katydid: Master Imitator  Tetradon: Inflatable Body  Honey Badger: Totally Fearless  Borneo Ant: Noble Self-destruction  Pygmy Slow Loris: Deceptive Cuteness  Lowland Streaked Tenrec: Vibrating Quills  Eyed Electric Ray: Super-energetic  SUPER WORKERS Leaf-cutter Ants: World-class Farmers  Arctic Tern: Polar Pilot  Springbok: Super Springy  Black Wildebeest: Brave Leader  Sociable Weaver: Super Architect  Eel: Genius Navigator  Beavers: Skilled Carpenters  MASTERS OF SEDUCTION Elephant Seals: Macho Monarchs  Cicadas: Famous ‘Singers’  Peacock Spider: Crazy Dancer  Proboscis Monkey: Super Seducer  Greater Sage Grouse: Big Show-off  SURVIVORS Dung Beetles: Hydration Experts  Kangaroo Rat: Disciplined Dieter  Fire Salamander: Super-defender  Nautiluses: Living Fossils  Musk Ox: King of the Ice  Monarch Butterfly: Super Migrator  TRUE ORIGINALS Treehoppers: Jumping Mutants  Ghostfish: Greedy Mini-monster  Star-nosed Mole: Super-sniffer  Hammerhead Sharks: Super-seers  Northern Glass Frog: See-through Skin  Sea Cucumbers: Transformers  Immortal Jellyfish: Forever Young  REBELS Flying Dragons: Lizards of the Sky  Wallace’s Flying Frog: Airborne Amphibian  Red-Lipped and Rosy-lipped Batfish: Walking Fish  Namib Sand Gecko: Surfer of the Sands  Verreaux’s Sifaka: Two-legged Shuffler  Philippine Flying Lemur: Sky-dwelling Mammal  Paradise Flying Snake: Treetop Reptile  African Wild Dog: Both Wolf and Hyena  Reef Manta Ray: Gliding Fish  Flightless Cormorant: This Bird Has No Wings  Picture credits   

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Georges Feterman is an associate professor of natural sciences. He is also the president of the association ""A.R.B.R.E.S. ""(Remarkable Trees, Assessment, Research, Studies and Safeguarding) campaigning for in-depth research on remarkable trees. For twenty years, he has been recording and photographing the most remarkable subjects of the French natural heritage because of their proportions, stories or rarity.

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