Fighting with Fangs and Claws

Fighting with Fangs and Claws
Author: Stephanie Cargill-Greer
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2017-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1538328380

Many animals use their adaptations to defend themselves against predators, attack their prey, and compete for mates. Fangs and claws help animals do all of these things. However, these adaptations didn't appear overnight, they took millions of years. Animals such as tigers have both fangs and claws and use them to catch their prey. The information in this book explains how these adaptations appeared over time and how they benefit animals. Scientific discoveries are also highlighted to provide additional insight. Dazzling photographs of fangs and claws bring the subject matter into vivid focus.

Fangs, Claws & Talons

Fangs, Claws & Talons
Author: Ada Spada
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781600591501

Explores several of the physical features that enable animals to capture and kill prey, and to defend themselves from their own predators.

Fighting with Fangs and Claws

Fighting with Fangs and Claws
Author: Stephanie Cargill-Greer
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2017-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508164355

Many animals use their adaptations to defend themselves against predators, attack their prey, and compete for mates. Fangs and claws help animals do all of these things. However, these adaptations didn't appear overnight, they took millions of years. Animals such as tigers have both fangs and claws and use them to catch their prey. The information in this book explains how these adaptations appeared over time and how they benefit animals. Scientific discoveries are also highlighted to provide additional insight. Dazzling photographs of fangs and claws bring the subject matter into vivid focus.

Of Claws and Fangs

Of Claws and Fangs
Author: Faith Hunter
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593334353

New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter presents a stunning collection of stories from the world of shape-shifting vampire hunter Jane Yellowrock and beyond. Collected together for the first time, this volume contains shorter works featuring heroines Jane Yellowrock and Nell Ingram, as well as a host of other characters from the Jane Yellowrock and Soulwood series. Faith Hunter is “an expert at creating worlds filled with intriguing supernatural elements and exciting scenarios”* and her skills are on full display in this collection. From a vampire-filled Halloween evening in New Orleans to the searing tale of how a certain were-leopard first got his spots, this collection has something for everyone, and each story is sure to put the super in supernatural. With eighteen stories in all, Of Claws and Fangs will enrich and entertain—it’s a must-have for Faith Hunter’s readers and all lovers of fantasy. *RT Book Reviews

How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam

How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam
Author: Rob Cleveland
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2017-12-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1684440106

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Many years ago, the proudest animal in the jungle was not the peacock. The proudest animal was the tiger. In this timeless folktale from Vietnam, we see how Tiger's pride leads him to covet wisdom and, with the help of a wise farmer, earn his stripes.

Rain of Gold

Rain of Gold
Author: Victor Villaseñor
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Total Pages: 939
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1611922577

The non-fiction saga of Victor Villasenor's own family. It is the Hispanic Roots, an all-American story of poverty, immigration, struggle and success. Focuses on three generations of the Villasenor family, their spiritual and cultural roots back in Mexico, their immigration to California and their overcoming poverty, prejudice and economic exploitation.