Dolphins and Porpoises: Animal Lives
Autor Sally Morganen Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 aug 2014 – vârsta de la 7 până la 10 ani
Learn all about the amazing world of dolphins and porpoises, and follow their lives from calf to adult.
From feeding to leaping - your total dolphin and porpoise guide.
Did you know that some groups, or pods, can have thousands of dolphins in them? Would you believe that Dall's porpoise can reach a speed of 55 kilometres an hour?
Discover everything you ever wanted to know about these incredible animals - where they live, how they grow and learn, and the dangers they face.
By the time you've finished reading, you'll be a dolphin and porpoise expert!
The Animal Lives series:
This series is a great introduction to the world of animals – where they live, how they grow and learn, what they eat and the dangers they have to face. Animal Lives has all the facts on your favourite ocean animals.
Each title in this appealing series takes an up-close look at a different creature, exploring habitat, conservation and animal adaptation, as well as looking at the life cycle of the particular animal and the way the young survive – often against tremendous odds.
This series also discusses the importance of protecting endangered species and their habitats.
The Animal Lives series includes:
Dolphins and Porpoises: 978-1-60992-689-2
Sharks: 978-1-60992-690-8
Lions: 978-1-60992-691-5
Giraffes: 978-1-60992-692-2
From feeding to leaping - your total dolphin and porpoise guide.
Did you know that some groups, or pods, can have thousands of dolphins in them? Would you believe that Dall's porpoise can reach a speed of 55 kilometres an hour?
Discover everything you ever wanted to know about these incredible animals - where they live, how they grow and learn, and the dangers they face.
By the time you've finished reading, you'll be a dolphin and porpoise expert!
The Animal Lives series:
This series is a great introduction to the world of animals – where they live, how they grow and learn, what they eat and the dangers they have to face. Animal Lives has all the facts on your favourite ocean animals.
Each title in this appealing series takes an up-close look at a different creature, exploring habitat, conservation and animal adaptation, as well as looking at the life cycle of the particular animal and the way the young survive – often against tremendous odds.
This series also discusses the importance of protecting endangered species and their habitats.
The Animal Lives series includes:
Dolphins and Porpoises: 978-1-60992-689-2
Sharks: 978-1-60992-690-8
Lions: 978-1-60992-691-5
Giraffes: 978-1-60992-692-2
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781609926892
ISBN-10: 1609926897
Pagini: 32
Ilustrații: Color photos throughout
Dimensiuni: 216 x 290 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: QEB Publishing
Seria Animal Lives
ISBN-10: 1609926897
Pagini: 32
Ilustrații: Color photos throughout
Dimensiuni: 216 x 290 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: QEB Publishing
Seria Animal Lives
Cuprins
Dolphins and porpoises
Dolphin and porpoise types
Where they live
Giving birth
Growing up
Living in pods
A life in water
Swimming
Feeding
Senses
Hunting
Communication
Under threat
Life cycle of a dolphin
Glossary
Index
Dolphin and porpoise types
Where they live
Giving birth
Growing up
Living in pods
A life in water
Swimming
Feeding
Senses
Hunting
Communication
Under threat
Life cycle of a dolphin
Glossary
Index
Notă biografică
Sally Morgan is an experienced freelance author and consultant, writing mostly children's nonfiction books on natural history, environment, the sciences, and geography. She has written more than 250 titles to date and lives in London.
Extras
Dolphins and porpoises have a thick layer of fat, called blubber, under their skin. This traps heat in their body and keeps them warm in cold ocean waters.