100-year-old Tuataras!

100-year-old Tuataras!
Author: Topper Evans
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Tuatara
ISBN: 9781518194276

Tuataras are special animals because they're old in many ways. They're part of an order of reptiles that first appeared more than 200 million years ago! They can also live more than 100 years! Readers fascinated by these odd animals will love learning why they're only found in New Zealand and how they adapted characteristics of many different kinds of animals, including amphibians, reptiles, and even fish! With full-color photographs showing off these features in great detail.

100-Year-Old Tuataras!

100-Year-Old Tuataras!
Author: Topper Evans
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1482456249

Tuataras are special animals because they’re old in many ways. They’re part of an order of reptiles that first appeared more than 200 million years ago! They can also live more than 100 years! Readers fascinated by these odd animals will love learning why they’re only found in New Zealand and how they adapted characteristics of many different kinds of animals, including amphibians, reptiles, and even fish! With full-color photographs showing off these features in great detail, this book is sure to impress young readers.

100-Year-Old Tortoises

100-Year-Old Tortoises
Author: Topper Evans
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1482456230

Turtles can live for a long time, but tortoises can live for even longer! These slow-moving animals can live for hundreds of years in many places on Earth, from Galapagos tortoises outliving the explorers who discovered them to Seychelles giant tortoises that may be nearly 200 years old! With the help of full-color photographs, readers learn about the many different tortoises that have life-spans longer than most humans’ and how their bodies are built to live long, leisurely lives. They also explore how zoos take care of these special animals to ensure their lives are not cut short in captivity.

Tuataras

Tuataras
Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2015-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1467782734

Find out what a tuatara has in common with a green sea turtle. Discover what sets a tuatara apart from a Brahminy blind snake. Check out the comparison charts and use your compare-and-contrast skills to explore reptile traits! Readers will compare and contrast key traits of tuataras—their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle—to similar and different reptiles. Charts and sidebars support key ideas and provide details. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, readers will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a reptile and how reptiles are alike and different from each other.

200-Year-Old Red Sea Urchins!

200-Year-Old Red Sea Urchins!
Author: Topper Evans
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1482455986

The ocean is full of amazing creatures we know little about. Red sea urchins are one of those creatures. Previously thought to only live a few decades, scientists now think they can live up to 200 years! Through colorful photographs showing these bright creatures living in their shallow ocean habitats, readers learn exactly how these animals sustain long lives in the water. They also discover how scientists used atomic bomb testing research to decide these animals can live well over a century.

The Tuatara

The Tuatara
Author: Joan Robb
Publisher:
Total Pages: 74
Release: 1977
Genre: Living fossils
ISBN:

Why Can't Kiwis Fly?

Why Can't Kiwis Fly?
Author: Gerard Hutching
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2013-04-24
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1742539416

Why did the top fall off Mt Cook? Do male kākāpō ever get lonely? Why do sheep like to 'follow the leader'? Are there glaciers in the North Island? What did Māori use for chewing gum? Are there moose in Fiordland? . . . and why can't kiwis fly? Why Can't Kiwis Fly? is a succinct, quirky and informed collection of questions and answers about New Zealand's natural history. Crammed full of fascinating, fun and sometimes challenging facts, it's a lively, bite-sized introduction to our natural world.

Explanatorium of Nature

Explanatorium of Nature
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2024-09-17
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0593959868

Get closer to nature than you’ve ever been before with this jaw-dropping guide to our wonderful world. Marvel at the breathtaking photography showcasing flora and fauna in the most incredible, intricate detail. From ants to elephants, the animal kingdom is explored and explained in this extraordinary encyclopedia that puts you at the heart of the action. See the tiny spines on a stinging nettle, watch lichen spreading over a tree, and observe the secret suckers on an iguana’s feet. The mysteries of the natural world are displayed in brand new images, together with cross-sections, macro, and electron microscope images. Alongside the utterly absorbing visual content, Explanatorium of Nature brings its own fountain of knowledge about how nature works. For instance, did you know baby foxes that are born with blue eyes turn to gold? Or that reptile scales are made from the same material as your fingernails? Discover how spiders spin webs, how birds fly, how snakes kill, and much, much more. This irresistible book is a guaranteed favorite for animal lovers, nature enthusiasts, and budding wildlife experts everywhere.

Animal Records - National Geographic Kids

Animal Records - National Geographic Kids
Author: Sarah Wassner
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1426318731

Offers thousands of animal facts and records that identify animals in such categories as fastest, oldest, and biggest, as well as smelliest, loudest, and deadliest.