Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. The book opens with an overview of mammals, discussing their common characteristics, their origins, and some of the problems these animals must overcome to survive. Differences among the monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals are explained. Color photographs, as well as illustrations with captions that provide additional information about the animals, appear on every page.
Several pages present unusual facts in boxes set off from the rest of the text.
The text provides information about the various mammal groups, describing, for example, the group's habitat, feeding habits, physical characteristics, care of offspring, endangered species status, and defense mechanisms and tactics. This book also contains a glossary and an index. ENC does NOT distribute this resource.