| What Are Camouflage & Mimicry? Contributor(s): Kalman, Bobbie (Author), Crossingham, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865059624 ISBN-13: 9780865059627 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: The Science of Living Things series helps children understand that they are as connected to trees, rocks, and weather as the animals that live outdoors! This important series helps define the basic concept of life and investigates the incredible world of living things. Each book explores a basic scientific concept or animal using: -- easy-to-understand text -- clearly labeled diagrams -- exciting, full-color photographs In the animal world, the easiest way to avoid being eaten is to avoid being seen. What are Camouflage and Mimicry? examines animals that use unique colonization to avoid their predators -- or to sneak up on prey! So highly developed is the camouflage of some animals, that they are virtually impossible to see. Examples include: |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - General |
| Dewey: 591.472 |
| LCCN: 00-069365 |
| Lexile Measure: 930 |
| Series: Science of Living Things (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.3" W x 9.3" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 49383 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Explains how animals use a combination of color, patterns, and shape to blend in with the environment and escape the notice of predators and prey. |