Overview

- Easy for middle school students to read
- Fabulous photos and detailed drawings
- Data panels and conservation information at-a-glance
- Consistently written and easy to read
Each set's and each volume's topics have clear, helpful introductions; and where special terms or concepts apply to a species or larger group, the vocabulary and ideas are always fully explored and explained. The glossaries, further print and online resources, and great cross-referencing and indexing also help kids find animals.
Along the way kids will find out:
- How the species relate to one another
- How genera are defined
- What genera represent
- How larger classifications of animals have come to be accepted, challenged, and modified
- How scientific investigation and thinking work, and how to apply them
Every animal or group has a map of its normal location, full scientific name and classification, and a data panel of key features:
- Size, including graphic comparison to humans
- Appearance
- Vocalizations
- Breeding
- Feeding patterns
- Range and frequency
- Conservation status

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Children will be fascinated by the colorful photographs, and the set is written in a language that will be easy for them to understand.

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