Animals of the World (Set 4)

Description:

World Book's Animals of the World covers popular curriculum based subjects featuring frogs and amphibians, gorillas and other apes.

Animals of the World Set 4 continues to delve further into the Animal Kingdom.

Key features include:

• Each two-page spread includes a full-page, full-colour picture, map, or illustration.

• All books include instructive animal classification charts to show students where the featured animals fit into the Animal Kingdom.

• A detailed table of contents, glossary, list of fun facts, and index helps to ensure that readers get the most out of each book.

Titles include:

• Flying Foxes and Other Bats

• Gorillas and Other Apes

• Blue Whales and Other Baleen Whales

• Badgers and Other Mustelids

• Quail and Other Galliforms

• Storks and Other Large Wading Birds

• Iguanas and Other Lizards

• Frogs and Other Amphibians

• Lobsters and Other Crustaceans

• Monarchs and Other Butterflies

Awards & Reviews:

• Distinguished Achievement Award -- Association of Educational Publishers

• Golden Lamp Award -- Association of Educational Publishers

• Teacher's Choice Award -- Teacher's Choice, Learning

• "An excellent addition to any elementary library. Highly recommended." Library Talk

• "Clear, to-the-point text answers such questions as whether hedgehogs spit on themselves, why shrews are always eating, and what moles like to eat." Booklist

• "Designed for grades 1-6, The World Book Animals is an outstanding series. An invaluable acquisition." Children's Bookwatch

• "This set combines colourful pictures with easy-to-understand text. The text is arranged in question-and-answer format, which will appeal to young children." American Reference Books