Follett Content Book Detail: Animal Defenses by Wilsdon, Christina

Animal Defenses

Author: Wilsdon, Christina

Follett Number: 1019UJ0
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Chelsea House, 2009
Format: 136 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-8512-5
ISBN-10: 0-8160-8512-9
LCCN: 2008-040116
Dewey: 591.47
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:
Animal Defenses
Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-129) and index. An exploration of animal defenses that discusses the physical and behavioral adaptations, such as camouflage and mimicry, that various species depend on for survival.

From the publisher:
Insects that look like leaves; snakes that play dead; fish that fly; and toads with poisonous skin--these creatures are among many that defend themselves in fascinating ways. Animal Defenses presents the wide variety of physical and behavioral adaptations used by animals and insects in their struggle to survive and shows how scientists continue to make new discoveries about the age-old maneuvering between predator and prey.

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