Animals with Awesome Armor

Animals with Awesome Armor
Author: Susan K. Mitchell
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2008-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780766032965

Learn how animals such as armadillos and crabs protect themselves from predators.

Animals with Wicked Weapons

Animals with Wicked Weapons
Author: Susan K. Mitchell
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2008-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780766032927

Learn about the weapons that different animals have to protect themselves from predators.

Animal Weapons

Animal Weapons
Author: Douglas J. Emlen
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2014-11-11
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0805094504

Emlen takes us outside the lab and deep into the forests and jungles where he's been studying animal weapons in nature for years, to explain the processes behind the most intriguing and curious examples of extreme animal weapons. As singular and strange as some of the weapons we encounter on these pages are, we learn that similar factors set their evolution in motion. Emlen uses these patterns to draw parallels to the way we humans develop and employ our own weapons, and have since battle began.

Armadillos

Armadillos
Author: Kari Schuetz
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2007-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1612114849

A shell of bony plates covers an armadillo's body. This dense Òbody armorÓ protects the animal, but it also makes swimming difficult. To avoid sinking in water, an armadillo must inflate its stomach with air! In this book, children will learn about the diet, habitat, and unique look of the armadillo.

Animals with Crafty Camouflage

Animals with Crafty Camouflage
Author: Susan K. Mitchell
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2008-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780766032910

Learn about animals that blend in with their surroundings to avoid predators.

Armor Up

Armor Up
Author: Emma Carlson Berne
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2019-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1978508085

Armored skin, bony plates, and shells are key defenses animals employ to survive in their natural surroundings. By examining the many forms animal armor can take, readers will have the opportunity to explore the physical makeup of turtle shells, armadillo bands, and millipede exoskeletons, among others. They'll learn how animals use their armor to protect against specific predators. Lively fact boxes, along with sidebars and accessible descriptions of current scientific research, help students discover the more unusual aspects of animal armor. Full-color photographs of the animals and close-ups of their special features enhance the narrative while a list of recent books and websites encourage further exploration of the topic.

Prickly Porcupines

Prickly Porcupines
Author: Catherine Nichols
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2008-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1597167215

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and natural defenses of the porcupine.

Gotcha Again for Guys!

Gotcha Again for Guys!
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2010-10-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 159884377X

Here's help in selecting current, nonfiction books that will get boys excited about reading. Enticing boys to read is still a hot topic. With chapters like "Disasters and Mysteries," "Gross and Disgusting," "Machines and the Military," and "Prehistoric Creatures," Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading is a treasure trove of recent nonfiction books that will interest boys in grades 3-8. This sixth entry in Baxter and Kochel's Gotcha series covers books published between 2007 and 2009, with a few oldies-but-goodies also included. The book is organized into 12 thematic chapters, each of which offers booktalks for a select number of titles, followed by a list of other high-interest, well-reviewed titles that correspond with the chapter's topic. Features new to this volume include numerous booklists to be copied and saved, as well as profiles of new and innovative nonfiction authors writing for this age group. In addition, the book features interviews with seven male authors of nonfiction books for boys.

Bison

Bison
Author: Kaitlyn Duling
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1618915975

In the dead of winter on the prairie, grass hides under mounds of snow. Strong humps on bison backs help the animals push through to find a meal. This title uses easy-to-read text and spectacular photos to illustrate how bison have adapted to survive on the harsh Great Plains. Special features show diet, characteristics, and range to engage and support young readers in comprehension.

Medieval Pets

Medieval Pets
Author: Kathleen Walker-Meikle
Publisher: Boydell Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 1843837587

An engaging and informative survey of medieval pet keeping which also examines their representation in art and literature.