The concise animal encyclopedia
By: written by David Burnie
Publisher: Kingfisher
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780753455906
Subjects: Animals; Encyclopedias; Juvenile Encyclopedias
Description: This compact marvel covers the animal kingdom from the tiniest protozoan to the mightiest mammal. Organized by classification and packed with vibrant photographs and informative detail, this visual safari covers the gamut of phylums, classes, orders, families, and genus, including invertebrates, insects, amphibians, mammals, birds, and reptiles. Special feature panels that focus on various aspects of animal behavior including camouflage, migration, and hibernation enhance the clear layout. Easy-to-use, authoritative and a perfect gift for young animal lovers, this colorful volume is an ideal resource.
Notes: Originally published as: The Kingfisher illustrated animal encyclopedia.

Includes index.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Classification; title: Simple animals; title: Cnidarians; title: Flatworms and roundworms; title: Segmented worms; title: Mollusks: Chitons and tooth shells; title: Gastropods; title: Bivalves; title: Cephalopods; title: Arachnids; title: Spiders; title: Scorpions, ticks, and mites; title: Sea spiders and horseshoe crabs; title: Crustaceans: Crabs; title: Centipedes and millipedes; title: Insects: Wingless insects; title: Lice, thrips, and webspinners; title: Dragonflies, mayflies, and stoneflies; title: Grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets; title: Stick insects, mantises, and cockroaches; title: Termites and earwigs; title: True bugs; title: Lacewings, caddisflies, and fleas; title: Beetles; title: Flies; title: Butterflies; title: Moths; title: Ants, bees, and wasps; title: Echinoderms; title: Chordates: Simple chordates; title: Jawless fish; title: Cartilaginous fish: Sharks; title: Skates, rays, and ratfish; title: Bony fish: Lungfish, bichirs, and bonytongues; title: Herring and their relatives; title: Salmon and their relatives; title: Bristlemouths and hatchetfish; title: Eels; title: Carp and their relatives; title: Characins and their relatives; title: Catfish and electric eels; title: Toadfish, dories, and oarfish; title: Flyingfish, grunions, and seahorses; title: Perch and their relatives; title: Triggerfish; title: Flatfish; title: Amphibians: Frogs and toads; title: Salamanders and caecilians; title: Reptiles: Crocodiles and alligators; title: Lizards and tuataras; title: Snakes; title: Turtles and tortoises; title: Birds: Flightless birds; title: Loons, grebes, and petrels; title: Pelicans and their relatives; title: Herons and their relatives; title: Swans, geese and ducks; title: Birds of prey; title: Gamebirds; title: Cranes and their relatives; title: Shorebirds; title: Jaegers, gulls, and terns; title: Auks; title: Pigeons and doves; title: Parrots; title: Owls; title: Nightjars and frogmouths; title: Cuckoos and their relatives; title: Swifts and hummingbirds; title: Trogons and mousebirds; title: Kingfishers and their relatives; title: Woodpeckers and toucans; title: Perching birds; title: Mammals: Egg-laying mammals; title: Marsupials; title: Anteaters, Armadillos, sloths, pangolins, and aardvarks; title: Moles, hedgehogs, and shrews; title: Flying lemurs and tree shrews; title: Bats; title: Primates; title: Rabbits, hares, and pikas; title: Rodents; title: Whales, dolphins, and porpoises; title: Dogs and foxes; title: Bears; title: Pandas and raccoons; title: Mustelids; title: Genets, civets, and mongooses; title: Hyenas and aardwolves; title: Cats; title: Seals, sea lions, and manatees; title: Elephants; title: Hyraxes; title: Horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs; title: Pigs, peccaries, and hippopotamuses; title: Camels and their relatives; title: Deer; title: Giraffes and okapis; title: Pronghorns; title: Antelope, cattle, and their relatives; title: Index.