Animal Planet Wild World

A team of international scientists, documentary film makers and animators are imagining the future based on present-day science.

This stunning encyclopedia explores the animal kingdom in all its amazing variety. Creatures that range from the smallest insects to the giants of the mammal world are all to be found here. The superb photography reveals the many curious shapes and forms to be found in the animal world, including wildlife such as the rarely seen birds of the rainforest canopy and some intriguing fishes. Each spread displays a broad family group, revealing some amazing relationships. A large gatefold shows the animal world's family tree.

In this extraordinary encyclopedia of animals, readers will explore the six main members of the animal kingdom. Fact-filled, photo-driven spreads describe the animals in each category, while informational text covers life cycles, special traits, habitats, and more.

Explore the amazing diversity of life across all groups of the animal kingdom! Discover creatures that range from the smallest of insects to the giants of the mammal world. This rich volume presents the main groups within the animal kingdom?mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. Superb photography reveals the similarities and differences between the animals within each group. From the rarely seen birds of the rainforest canopy to the beautiful fish living in coral reefs, you?ll meet some of our world?s most fascinating creatures.

You see animals anywhere - even in the most surprising places. But did you know that their characteristics are largely shaped by where they’re found? In this book, you will learn about the different species of animals in their natural environments. Try to categorize them based on their defining characteristics, if you’re up for the challenge. Start reading today.

Discover some of the amazing animals that live on each continent in this Animal Planet coloring and activity book that comes with four crayons and more than 50 stickers! From penguins in Antarctica to elephants in Africa to the bald eagle in North America, this coloring and activity book introduces some of the amazing animals that are found on each continent! There are animal facts on every page and plenty of pages to color using the four included crayons. Plus, this book is packed with mazes, connect the dots, word searches, and other activities. And Animal Planet: Wild Animals Around the World Coloring and Activity Book also includes more than 50 full-color stickers!

Embery describes her many years working with the San Diego Zoo and of the many animals she has encountered.

‘This is an important book for all concerned with the teaching and learning of English, exploring new and hugely significant areas in a scholarly, thought-provoking and eminently practical way.’ – David Stevens, University of Durham, UK Drawing together ideas from a range of disciplines in the study of texts which explore nature, the built environment and issues of climate change and environmental stress, this book shows how English is well placed to develop the cultural, aesthetic and emotional response to environmental themes – both as part of everyday practice and within wider curriculum innovations. Features include: critical reflection on the teaching of secondary English connections with the academic study of ecocriticism and/or key environmental issues suggested teaching activities and/or reflections from classroom practice sources of further reading and information. The true worth of a school subject is revealed in how far it can account for and respond to the major issues of the time. This timely textbook breaks new ground in showing how English teachers can have a pivotal role in responding to the environmental crisis.