Wild Exploring Animal Habitats Set

All over the world, animals live in a number of different habitats. This set takes readers on an adventure to some of the world's most amazing habitats, including coral reefs and rain forests. Animals living in these habitats have special adaptations that allow them to survive and flourish there. Each book introduces the habitat and some of the things that make it unique, as well as some of its most recognizable residents. Features include: Fact boxes provide readers with additional information about the creatures living in each habitat. Supports the Next Generation Science Standards by examining organisms' survival abilities in certain habitats. Vivid color photographs depict the conditions of each habitat.

Follow Bear as he visits animal habitats around the world—and comes to appreciate his own home—in this new offering from the creator of A Book of Sleep and A Book of Babies. Bear is tired of waking up every morning in the same green forest, so he decides to search for a new place to live. He visits the birds in the trees, a mole underground, a camel in the hot desert sand, puffins in the cold arctic snow . . . only to realize his own home is the perfect place for him after all. Welcome Home, Bear offers rich illustrations, bright colors, and a simple, spare text—all wrapped up in a beautiful, kid-friendly package. Readers meet animals in their habitats around the world—and return with Bear to the one place he is truly happy.

From the polar bear that endures icy temperatures of -40 degrees Fahrenheit during the arctic winter to the kangaroo that lives in areas with less than 10 inches of rainfall a year, this engaging book describes and illustrates almost every kind of habitat where animals flourish. In a clear and concise style, each entry describes the habitat characteristic of each animal and how it copes with ecological factors such as shrinking natural surroundings, seasonal migration, and competition for feeding grounds. Vivid colour photographs place the animals in their natural environment while at the same time show an aspect of their behavioral habits. Animal Habitats is a fascinating book which will delight and inspire readers. It is an indispensable guide that can be used in schools and at home.

Bring real-life ocean scenes to life with more than 400 stickers! From bustling tide pools to the colorful coral reefs, get ready for a hands-on adventure in Discovery Real Life Sticker Book: Ocean! This book is chock full of more than 400 reusable stickers featuring a variety of ocean creatures. The glossy, photographic scenes include ocean habitats such as the open ocean, rocky shore, icy waters, and much more. Future oceanographers will find hours of entertainment filling the ocean scenes with stickers!

Wild Animals at Home is a collection of stories about wild animals in their natural habitats, written by Ernest Thompson Seton. Each chapter focuses on a different species and offers insights into their behavior, instincts, and interactions with other animals. Seton's vivid descriptions and illustrations bring the animals to life for readers of all ages.

Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field, Second Edition provides a comprehensive manual on animal behavior lab activities. This new edition brings together basic research and methods, presenting applications and problem-solving techniques. It provides all the details to successfully run designed activities while also offering flexibility and ease in setup. The exercises in this volume address animal behavior at all levels, describing behavior, theory, application and communication. Each lab provides details on how to successfully run the activity while also offering flexibility to instructors. This is an important resource for students educators, researchers and practitioners who want to explore and study animal behavior. The field of animal behavior has changed dramatically in the past 15 - 20 years, including a greater use and availability of technology and statistical analysis. In addition, animal behavior has taken on a more applied role in the last decade, with a greater emphasis on conservation and applied behavior, hence the necessity for new resources on the topic. Offers an up-to-date representation of animal behavior Examines ethics and approvals for the study of vertebrate animals Includes contributions from a large field of expertise in the Animal Behavior Society Provides a flexible resource that can be used as a laboratory manual or in a flipped classroom setting

Entertaining and informative, the newly updated Britannica Student Encyclopedia helps children gain a better understanding of their world. Updated for 2015, more than 2,250 captivating articles cover everything from Barack Obama to video games. Children are sure to immerse themselves in 2,700 photos, charts, and tables that help explain concepts and subjects, as well as 1,200 maps and flags from across the globe. Britannica Student is curriculum correlated and a recent winner of the 2008 Teachers Choice Award and 2010 AEP Distinguished achievement award.