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Book

Animals up close : zoom in on the world's most incredible creatures

Call Number

  • J 590 SIWA (WSQ)

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Publication Information

New York : Dorling Kindersley, 2009.

Physical Description

96 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Summary

This visually stunning natural history book features dramatically close-up images of animals from insects to reptiles to mammals to birds, revealing the colors, textures, and structures of each animal.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Life in miniature
  • The shapes of life
  • Into the wild
  • Greater of two weevils
  • Slender loris
  • Variegated locust
  • Horned lizards in love
  • Sea urchin
  • Scorpion mother
  • Rascally Rainbow lorikeet
  • Giant silkmoth caterpillar
  • Superhero silkmoth
  • Ageless axolotl
  • Mongolian gerbil
  • Hungry centipede
  • Burrowing owl
  • Mantis strikes a pose
  • Flying fox hanging out
  • Prickly phasmid
  • Shy seahorse
  • Goliath bird eater
  • Red-eyed tree frog
  • Hawk moth
  • Rhinoceros beetle
  • Crested gecko
  • Spiky hedgehog
  • Camel spider
  • Hermit crabs
  • Young Grass snake
  • Pipistrelle
  • A stickleback for supper
  • Gecko grip
  • Colorful Gouldian finch
  • Stag beetle battles
  • Moon jellyfish
  • Mantis mealtime
  • Moody Veiled chameleon
  • Dune tiger beetle
  • Walking leaf insect
  • Blowfly birthday
  • Golden-headed lion tamarin
  • Great diving beetle
  • Dragon-headed cricket
  • Lionfish lurking.

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