Hidden wildlife : how animals hide in plain sight
2017
Book
"Animals know that in order to survive, they must stay hidden--and, fortunately, nature helps them by providing coloration that camouflages them in their habitat. Award-winning author and illustrator Jim Arnosky looks at this most artful and beautiful aspect of animal life, from the dappled spots on a fawn and the leaf-like markings on a Copperhead snake to the white fur of the snowshoe hare in winter and the changing colors of the octopus. Featuring five large gatefolds, this stunning book covers a wide variety of mammals, birds, insects, and sea creatures, and also offers kids advice on becoming better at spying animals out in the wild. "-- Provided by publisher.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9781454920977
- 1454920971
Description: 31 pages, 5 folded leaves : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Notes:
- Some pages fold out.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 31).
Contents:
- Snake colors and shapes
- Reptile camouflage
- Feather patterns and colors
- Bird camouflage
- Color plus sunlight and shade
- Camouflage in marine animals
- Insect camouflage
- Vanishing in the forest
- Mammal camouflage
- Seasonal color changes
- Artful nature
- Author's note
- More about animal camouflage.
Control Number: 2378103
Publisher: New York, NY : Sterling Children's Books, [2017]Subjects:
- Adaptation (Biology) -- Juvenile literature.
- Animal behavior -- Juvenile literature.
- Animals -- Juvenile literature.
- Camouflage (Biology) -- Juvenile literature.
- Metamorphosis -- Juvenile literature.
- Mimicry (Biology) -- Juvenile literature.
- Protective coloration (Biology) -- Juvenile literature.
Genre: Picture books.