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Tropical regions and rain forests. /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Animals and their habitatsPublication details: Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., 2012.Description: 48 pages; colour illustrations, colour maps; 31 cmISBN:
  • 9780716604495
  • 0716604493
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 591.734 23
LOC classification:
  • QL112 .T76 2012
Contents:
Introduction -- Habitat map -- Mammals (bats, monkeys, and their relatives) -- Reptiles (cobras, lizards, and their relatives) -- Amphibians (strawberry poison dart frog) -- Fish (African jewel fish) -- Birds (jays and birds-or-paradise) -- Insects (termites and butterflies) -- Glossary -- Resources -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
MAMMALS : Huon Tree Kangaroo -- Gaur -- Malayan tapir -- Babirusa -- Asian Elephant -- Bengal Tiger -- Jaguar -- Clouded Leopard -- Bush Dog -- Common Vampire Bat -- Indian Flying Fox -- Pygmy Anteater -- Pangolin -- Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth -- Flying Lemur -- Ring-Tailed Lemur -- Indri Lemur -- Brown Howler Monkey -- Pygmy Marmoset -- Golden Lion Tamarin -- White-Faced Capuchin Monkey -- Vervet Monkey -- Mandrill -- Proboscis Monkey -- Gorilla -- Bornean Orangutan -- Chimpanzee -- Bonobo -- Indian Gray Mongoose --- REPTILES : King Cobra -- Indian Python -- Komodo Dragon -- Frilled Lizard --- AMPHIBIANS : Strawberry Posion Dart Frog --- FISH : African Jewelfish --- BIRDS : Green Jay -- Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise --- INSECTS : Termite -- Morpho Butterfly.
Summary: "This illustrated volume is an introduction to the animal life of the tropics and particularly the tropical rain forest. Detailed captions describe each animal, while inset maps show where the animals can be found around the world. Features include a glossary, maps, photographs, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Junior Non-Fiction Junior Non-Fiction Waimate Junior Non-Fiction Children &Young Adults Section 591.734 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 30 Available a00645095

Includes index.

Introduction -- Habitat map -- Mammals (bats, monkeys, and their relatives) -- Reptiles (cobras, lizards, and their relatives) -- Amphibians (strawberry poison dart frog) -- Fish (African jewel fish) -- Birds (jays and birds-or-paradise) -- Insects (termites and butterflies) -- Glossary -- Resources -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

MAMMALS : Huon Tree Kangaroo -- Gaur -- Malayan tapir -- Babirusa -- Asian Elephant -- Bengal Tiger -- Jaguar -- Clouded Leopard -- Bush Dog -- Common Vampire Bat -- Indian Flying Fox -- Pygmy Anteater -- Pangolin -- Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth -- Flying Lemur -- Ring-Tailed Lemur -- Indri Lemur -- Brown Howler Monkey -- Pygmy Marmoset -- Golden Lion Tamarin -- White-Faced Capuchin Monkey -- Vervet Monkey -- Mandrill -- Proboscis Monkey -- Gorilla -- Bornean Orangutan -- Chimpanzee -- Bonobo -- Indian Gray Mongoose --- REPTILES : King Cobra -- Indian Python -- Komodo Dragon -- Frilled Lizard --- AMPHIBIANS : Strawberry Posion Dart Frog --- FISH : African Jewelfish --- BIRDS : Green Jay -- Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise --- INSECTS : Termite -- Morpho Butterfly.

"This illustrated volume is an introduction to the animal life of the tropics and particularly the tropical rain forest. Detailed captions describe each animal, while inset maps show where the animals can be found around the world. Features include a glossary, maps, photographs, and an index"--Provided by publisher.

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