Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Book

Author:

Seidensticker, John.

Title:

Predators / John Seidensticker and Susan Lumpkin.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

64 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Summary:

Utilizing state-of-the-art CGI and 3-D model illustrations, this INsiders book brings predators to life while also revealing the latest scientific information concerning the cycle of life, natural weapons, the killer instinct, the top of the food chain, and predator habitats.

Series:

Insiders

Insiders (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

Subjects:

Predatory animals -- Juvenile literature.

Predation (Biology) -- Juvenile literature.

Other Author:

Lumpkin, Susan.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

The cycle of life : a world of predators -- Killers of the past -- Lost to the world: extinct -- Prey fighting back. Natural weapons : Beaks and teeth -- Claws and talons -- Fangs and venom -- Size and strength -- Life in the fast lane: speed. Killer instinct : Deadly teamwork -- Hiding and traps -- Carnivorous plants -- Killer senses -- Creative killers. Top of the food chain : Supreme hunters: cats -- Towers of strength: bears -- Wild dogs and wolves -- Kings of the sea: sharks -- Crocodiles and alligators -- Flying high: birds of prey. Predator habitats : Under the canopy: rain forests -- The heat of the sun: deserts -- Above and below the ice: polar -- Under the sea: coral reefs -- Across the plains: grasslands.

Web Site:

Publisher description

LCCN:

2007061741

ISBN:

9781416938637

141693863X

Other Number:

141485054

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

218690

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

j 591.53 Seidenst