| African Plains Coloring Book Contributor(s): Gaspas-Ettl, Dianne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486292304 ISBN-13: 9780486292304 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: Features 41 well-researched, excellently rendered scenes documenting African wildlife in their natural habitats, among them a magnificent giraffe at a water hole, a cheetah with its young on an abandoned termite mound, a yellow-winged bat amid the blossoms of the baobab tree, and much more. Descriptive captions accompany each illustration. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems |
| Dewey: NA |
| Series: Dover Nature Coloring Book |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 7.04" W x 10.52" (0.43 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This exciting coloring book, documenting the flora and fauna of the African plains, will thrill colorists and nature lovers alike. Forty-one realistic scenes (including four double-page spreads), meticulously researched and accurately rendered by artist Dianne Gaspas-Ettl, depict a variety of wild animals in their natural habitats. Included are ready-to-color illustrations of a magnificent giraffe at a water hole, a matriarch and herd of African elephants, a cheetah with its young on an abandoned termite mound, a yellow-winged bat amid the blossoms of the baobab tree, village weaverbirds' nests hanging from umbrella acacia, and much more. Descriptive captions accompany each illustration, identifying subjects by common and Latin names and briefly describing the environment. |