Free Downloads National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia: 2,500 Animals With Photos, Maps, And More!
Hey, why is that funny-looking monkey on TV hanging upside down? Is that fuzzy, chubby guy in the back yard a woodchuck or a groundhog? Now you can find answers to these and hundreds more questions and curiosities right at your fingertips! Featuring 2,500 species and packed with stunning color photographs, amazing animal facts, maps, and more, the new National Geographic Kids Animal Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive on the market today, amazing and entertaining readers, while providing them with authoritative information about the animal kingdom. Kids love to look at animals and this book showcases more than 1,000 gorgeous color photographs as only National Geographic--the leader in wildlife photography--can. Thematic spreads take readers through animal homes and habitats, senses and communication, life cycle and babies, movement and migration, defenses, camouflage, and adaptation, and endangered animals and conservation. Special features in each section include ANIMAL PROFILES spreads that focus in-depth on a particular animal and ANIMAL RECORDS spreads that highlight superlatives such as fastest, tallest, smallest, etc. Exclusive FROM-THE-FIELD reports, that focus on National Geographic explorers and their stories about the animals they study, can only be found in this animal encyclopedia, adding to its entertainment and educational value.Animals are organized by taxonomy within each section (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates), accompanied by common and scientific name, fact boxes (featuring lifespan, habitat, and size) and text describing diet, special features, and any other pertinent information. Symbols representing conservation and habitat status highlight a high-interest topic for kids, while color-coding on each section provides for ease of navigation. Backmatter will include a listing of animal species along with basic information including name (scientific and common), lifespan, diet, size, and habitat. A comprehensive glossary, index, and "find out more" section round out this must-have resource.Releases simultaneously in Reinforced Library Binding: 978-1-4263-1023-2 , $33.90/$39.00 Can
Lexile Measure: 1020 (What's this?)
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books; 9.9.2012 edition (October 23, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1426310226
ISBN-13: 978-1426310225
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 0.9 x 12.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (415 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Although the pictures in this book are beautiful, some of the information is flat out wrong. There is a picture of a Sting Ray labeled "Red Ant". There is a picture of a King Vulture labeled as an Andean Condor. Another picture shows a Ground Squirrel, but is labeled as a Prairie Dog. The labels for the Sea Nettle and Urchin are reversed. I expected more from National Geographic.
It is amazingly hard to find a large format encyclopedia of animals. This book was perfect though as it has beautiful photographs of all the animals with a bit of text relating to each, and is large enough to cover a broad range of creatures. Of course, the photographs are excellent given it is authored by National Geographic. This is the perfect book for kids interested in animals who will enjoy leafing through the pages and looking at the pictures. I think it is directed at and perfect for the 3 to 8 year olds; plenty of photos with good overview text. It is certainly a hit with my four and six year old!
Beautiful illustrations with great subject knowledge and succinct information. I would recommend the book to anyone with an interest in wildlife.
Its an okay book I guess. I got it for Christmas one year, and I was kind of unimpressed. A lot of the pictures for each animal are not even the right species, like for the wolverine, the picture is an American badger.
I bought this as a Christmas present and figured I would give it a flip through before wrapping. O-M-G This book is amazing. The photographs are exactly the kind or perfection you would expect from National Geographic and they give you a lot of information and side facts and some animals get a 2 page spread with information from someone in the field who has dedicated their lives to the animals. Child or adult, this book is definitely neat to have on hand whether you just like factoids or animals or collect N.G. stuff. Buy this book, you wont be disapointed!
I got this as a christmas gift for my daughter. She loved the pictures but wished there was more information about each animal.
We normally love National Geographic books, but this one isn't our favorite. It has many rare and unusual animals, but fails to cover some of the basic animals that young children want to learn about.The facts aren't that interesting either. I think it could have been better.Beautiful presentation, though. BIG book, nice photos.
This book was a terrific buy for our 6 year old son. He is an animal lover and knows more about creatures than his parents. Even so, he has spent hours looking at the pictures and we all have learned many, many new facts about animals. A great buy for the animal-loving child!
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