Complete Cat Care: How To Keep Your Cat Healthy and Happy (DK)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 98
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd

For Ages: 9 and Up

About the Book

Combining everything you need to know about cats, from choosing a kitten or cat and day-to-day advice on nutrition and grooming, to guidance on behavior, play, and health and diseases, Complete Cat Care will help readers provide the best possible care for a cat at every stage of its life.

Keep your cat happy and healthy

Looking forward to welcoming your new cat or kitten? Complete Cat Care combines everything you need to know about cats and cat care in one practical manual, with day-to-day advice on cat grooming, cat behavior and nutrition, as well as cat health and cat disorders.

This cat book is packed with expert advice to help you to nurture your feline from kitten-hood to old age. You'll find essential guidance on getting your cat, socializing your cat, tips on what to feed your cat and advice on training your cat. Step-by-step photography shows you how to handle your cat, how to groom it and how to administer basic first aid. Further health advice covers common and more serious cat disorders, with quick reference checklists and advice on how to treat and when to seek a vet, so you can keep your cat in purrfect health.

Complete Cat Care will help you keep your cat healthy at every stage of its life.

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Complete Birds of Britain and Europe (DK - RSPB)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 482
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd

For Ages: 9 and Up

About the Book

This is the complete guide to all the birds of Britain and Europe, from tiny garden birds to large birds of prey.

The ultimate photographic guide to every species of bird in Britain and Europe Whether you're an armchair addict, or a long-time twitcher, RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe is an essential reference to the 800 bird species found throughout Britain and Europe. See birds in their natural habitat and learn about characteristic behavior with stunning photos showing adults in typical plumage, with male, female, juvenile and summer or winter variations to help you identify birds in the field quickly and easily. Explore up-to-date, colour-coded maps highlighting resident and migratory distributions so you know which species of birds to expect when you are out and about.

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Children's Illustrated Animal Atlas (DK Smithsonian)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 98
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Series: DK Smithsonian
Grade Level: 1 - 3

For Ages: 6 - 8

About the Book

A thrilling animal adventure around the globe, packed with maps and facts and that is perfect for kids ages 6–8.

With more than 40 full-color maps, Children’s Illustrated Animal Atlas zooms in on countries and continents to show key animal habitats and locations around the world.

Photographs highlight each continent’s most iconic animals, and colorful graphics take a closer look, showing the animals and plants found within each territory. Habitats are introduced and explained on visually stunning pages, from the mountains and deserts to grasslands and tropical rain forests. Bite-size facts and figures explain where the habitats are found and what the climate is like, and describe the plants and animals that live in them, making the information easy for kids to comprehend.

Children’s Illustrated Animal Atlas brings the amazing world of wildlife into the home, taking kids on a wild adventure around the globe.

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Cat (DK Eyewitness)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 74
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Series: DK Eyewitness

For Ages: 9 and Up

About the Book

Do cats really always land on their feet? From cute kittens to feral felines and leaping leopards - be an eyewitness to one of the greatest species in the world. Everything you need to know about anything to do with cats, and great for project work.

See a jaguar swimming, a cat that can outrun a car, a leopard who lost his spots, and a black panther stalking its prey. Learn why cats need whiskers, how they purr, how the Manx cat lost its tail, and why a tiger is striped. Discover how cats communicate, how cats find their way home, why the black cat has been both persecuted and pampered, why they are said to have nine lives, and more. From domestic cats to the beasts prowling in the wild, Eyewitness: Cat looks at these beautiful mammals that are a part of our world.

For over 25 years, DK's Eyewitness books have been the most trusted nonfiction series in classrooms, libraries, and homes around the world. In summer 2014 this award-winning series will get a fresh new look both inside and out. The introduction of paperback editions, eye-catching jackets, and updated interiors ensure that the Eyewitness series will continue to be relevant in the ever-changing world of education and remain the go-to source for homework help, research projects, reluctant readers, ESL students, and, as always, to satisfy the minds of curious kids.

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Butterfly & Moth (DK Eyewitness)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 66
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Series: DK Eyewitness

For Ages: 8 - 13

About the Book

A series renowned for its remarkable visual design—Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.

Photographs and text explore the behavior and life cycles of butterflies and moths, examining mating rituals, camouflage, habitat, and growth from pupa to larva to adult.

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Butterfly - Garden Minibeasts Up Close

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 34
Language: English
Publisher: Chelsea Clubhouse
Series: Garden Minibeasts Up Close
Grade Level: 2 - 4

For Ages: 7 - 9

About the Book

Many children have spent summer afternoons chasing beautifully colored butterflies around the garden. This book, filled with vibrant photographs, shows readers these graceful insects in sharp detail, from caterpillar to cocoon to winged insect.


Editorial Reviews - From School Library Journal

Gr 2-4–A mix of pests and beneficial organisms is profiled in these colorful introductions to common invertebrates. In each title, short blocks of text, arranged in a series of spreads, describe the outstanding characteristics shared by all the subject animals; distinctive physical and behavioral characteristics of particular groups and/or species; typical diets and feeding methods; life cycles; natural enemies and defense mechanisms; and ways the animals affect humans. A clear, color close-up photo (occasionally two) of a representative species accompanies the text on every page. Each title also includes a simple anatomical diagram. Extended captions and one or two sidebars in each section offer additional facts about the featured animals. While the brief texts are clearly written, the amount of detail on any topic is limited. Still, the titles do a good job of covering the basics.

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Butterflies and Moths (DK)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 59
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd

For Ages: 6 - 8

About the Book

Explore nature with fun facts and activities.

The perfect companion for children eager to understand how caterpillars become butterflies. A fantastic first book on butterflies and moths, this is the perfect companion for bug hunters ages 6 and up eager to understand how caterpillars become butterflies.

Nature Explorer Butterflies and Moths encourages little explorers to get outside and covers everything you need to know about these critters, including cocoons, wings, caterpillars, and eggs. Children can learn about butterflies and moths from all over the world, from their very own gardens to woodland, mountains, rainforest, desert, and even the Arctic.

With exciting activities, like how to make a butterfly kite, and plenty of fun facts, this beautiful book is a must for children curious about butterflies and moths.

Series overview: DK's revised Nature Explorers series is a fantastic first set of books on the great outdoors for children ages 6 to 8. From birds to weather to the seashore and more, the key topics of each subject are explained with plenty of fun activities to do along the way, encouraging kids to investigate and record everything they see. Fully updated with a contemporary design, DK's Nature Explorer series is perfect for kids who are curious about the world outside and want to discover nature.

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Butterflies & Moths (Falcon Pocket Guide)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 108
Language: English
Publisher: Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Series: Falcon Pocket Guides

For Ages: 10 and Up

About the Book

Butterflies & Moths is an easily accessible field guide to familiar North American butterflies and moths. This is an essential resource for any level of nature explorer, to recognize and name the most common butterflies and moths.

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Bugs (DK EyeWonder)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 50
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Series: Eye Wonder
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 3

For Ages: 5 - 8

About the Book

Open your eyes to a world of discovery.

Enter the extraordinary empire of the creepy-crawly. From dung beetles to dragonflies, meet the neighbors you rarely see -- but are essential to your life. A wealth of facts, combined with dramatic photography, ensures that Eye Wonders are the perfect educational start for young children. Eye Wonders is a groundbreaking reference series specially developed for younger children aged five plus.

In a stunning style departure for DK, wonderful photography shows subjects within their natural setting, offering a whole new level of information through powerful images. Vocabulary is accessible to children aged five plus, with the meanings of new, subject-related words clearly explained. The series provides an excellent knowledge base on the natural world for children starting to learn. The combination of breathtaking visuals and informative, accurate text will hook even those children who usually avoid books.

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Bug Zoo (DK)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 66
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 3

For Ages: 5 - 8

About the Book

A guide to building your very own zoo of bugs, worms, and other creepy-crawlies! Written by Discovery Channel's Nick Baker, Bug Zoo shows children how to turn backyard bugs into fascinating pets and create a "zoo" of insects, spiders, worms, and other common creepy-crawlies. Learn to build an ant farm, spider house, bee box, wormery, and more!


Editorial Reviews - From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 4 This is a colorful, informative, and engaging book about keeping insects if not as pets, then as creatures worthy of intense study. The introduction, Welcome to the Bug Zoo!! promises cannibalism, murder, and chemical warfare, all to take place in a common jar. The book is well organized after an initial inventory of Zoo tools ranging in sophistication from a plastic spoon to a USB microscope, Baker introduces the different insects most youngsters are likely to encounter. He then details the best way to create an appropriate habitat, which should also provide optimal observation opportunities. Key symbols appear throughout, alerting readers when the information pertains to finding the bugs or feeding them, and whether parental assistance is needed. The author also provides instruction on ways to tag the creatures for observational and note-taking purposes. Baker's enthusiasm for the subject is evident throughout. Because it provides interesting facts about insects as well as how-to tips, this title will find an audience with curious readers and would-be zookeepers alike. It may even intrigue avowed entomophobes. Kara Schaff Dean, Walpole Public Library, MA


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Let’s face it, kids love bugs. While insect-identification books abound, there is a curious lack of practical guides to catching and keeping them. The Discovery Channel’s naturalist Nick Baker opens this book with information on equipment and techniques for capturing and caring for insects, followed by sections focusing on 13 different bugs. Each section includes facts about the bugs, along with fascinating close-up photos and easy-to-follow instructions on how to approach them, how to build a suitable habitat, and what to feed them. Also included are suggestions for interesting things to observe with each creature. The habitats are relatively easy to construct (with a little adult help for the youngest aspiring entomologist), and the bugs discussed are readily available in most areas. The 13 featured species include worms, slugs, earwigs, ladybugs, crickets, wood lice, and mosquito larvae. The photographs, accessible information, and amusing line illustrations make this a great browsing choice, while Baker’s enthusiasm is contagious. Grades 2-4. --Lynn Rutan

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Britannica Discovery Library Volume 5 - Animals

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 68
Language: English
Publisher: Kurpisz Publishing

For Ages: 3 and Up

About the Book

In this book, you will: discover interesting things about animals, learn new words. answer fun questions, search for animals hidden in pictures, find more animal activities at the back of the book.

The source of knowledge and entertainment to be used by Parents and Teachers of children above 3 years of age.


In this book, you will:

- Discover interesting things about animals
- Learn new words
- Answer fun questions
- Search for animals hidden in pictures
- Find more animal activities at the back of the book

Each of the twelve volumes of the Britannica Discovery Library Series is designed to ensure that children get to learn while playing with the world around them. Britannica Discovery Library is about reading, which may be used for several years, during which children go from the listening stage of text being read to their own independent reading.

Every volume of the Britannica Discovery Library, in addition to richly illustrated text, contains a number of valuable additions:

- "Boxes with questions"
- "A Glossary"
- Section in Polish "Inquisitive methods..."
- Section in Polish "How to help children..."

Finally, an essential goal of Britannica Discovery Library is to enable adults to participate in the extraordinary experience of the development and teaching of their children!

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Birds (DK EyeWonder)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 49
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Series: Eye Wonder

For Ages: 8 - 13

About the Book

Open your eyes to a world of discovery. Fly with amazing birds over deserts, seas, woodlands, and lush rain-forest. From pink flamingos to chattering parrots and racing roadrunners, there are lots of feathered friends to meet. A wealth of facts, combined with dramatic photography, ensures that Eye Wonders are the perfect educational start for young children.

Eye Wonders is a groundbreaking reference series specially developed for younger children aged five plus. In a stunning style departure for DK, wonderful photography shows subjects within their natural setting, offering a whole new level of information through powerful images. Vocabulary is accessible to children aged five plus, with the meanings of new, subject-related words clearly explained. The series provides an excellent knowledge base on the natural world for children starting to learn. The combination of breathtaking visuals and informative, accurate text will hook even those children who usually avoid books.

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Birds - Look Closer (DK)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 23
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd

For Ages: 8 and Up

About the Book

Look Closer Birds introduces familiar garden species alongside exotic forest or cave dwellers. From toucans to tawny owls, this book provides a birds'-eye view of life, giving children the basic information on habitat, diet, and size, as well as fun facts.

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Birds - Backyard Safari

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 34
Language: English
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corporation
Grade Level Range: 3rd Grade - 5th Grade

For Ages: 10 - 13

About the Book

Gives readers an up-close look at birds they can find in their own backyards.

"Identify specific birds. Explore their behavior, life cycle, mating habits, geographical location, anatomy, enemies, and defenses"--Provided by publisher.

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Bird (DK Eyewitness)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 74
Language: English 
Series: Eyewitness
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd

For Ages: 8 - 13

About the Book

Be an eyewitness to the world of birds

It covers everything you ever wanted to know about our feathered friends; from the moment a chick hatches and grows in the nest, to how birds camouflage themselves, fly, hunt and feed. Great for projects or just for fun, this fact-packed guide and tells you everything you need to know about birds.

Everything you ever wanted to know about our feathered friends; from the moment a chick hatches and grows in the nest, to how birds camouflage themselves, fly, hunt and feed.


"I am a big fan of these...They are brilliantly visual", "There isn't a child that would be able to resist picking that up" - "Reader Reviews".

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Big Cats (DK)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 52
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd

For Ages: 8 and Up

About the Book

Open your eyes to a world of discovery.

Prowl into the wild and exciting world of big cats. From lounging leopards to the king of beasts, explore the super senses of big cats.

A wealth of facts, combined with dramatic photography, ensures that Eye Wonders are the perfect educational start for young children. Eye Wonder is a groundbreaking reference series specially developed for younger children aged five plus. In a stunning style departure for DK, wonderful photography shows subjects within their natural setting, offering a whole new level of information
through powerful images. Vocabulary is accessible to children aged five and up, with the meanings of
new, subject-related words clearly explained. The series provides an excellent knowledge base on the
natural world for children starting to learn. The combination of breathtaking visuals and informative,
accurate text will hook even those children who usually avoid books.

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Beetle - Garden Minibeasts Up Close

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 34
Language: English
Publisher: Chelsea Clubhouse
Grade Level: 2 - 4

For Ages: 7 - 9

About the Book

Beetles have the largest number of known species of any other insect in the world. From boll weevils to ladybugs, these tiny creatures can be found in abundance in one's backyard. Beetle gives an overview of where and how beetles live, examining their life cycles, predators, and defense mechanisms.


Editorial Reviews - From School Library Journal

Gr 2-4–A mix of pests and beneficial organisms is profiled in these colorful introductions to common invertebrates. In each title, short blocks of text, arranged in a series of spreads, describe the outstanding characteristics shared by all the subject animals; distinctive physical and behavioral characteristics of particular groups and/or species; typical diets and feeding methods; life cycles; natural enemies and defense mechanisms; and ways the animals affect humans. A clear, color close-up photo (occasionally two) of a representative species accompanies the text on every page. Each title also includes a simple anatomical diagram. Extended captions and one or two sidebars in each section offer additional facts about the featured animals. While the brief texts are clearly written, the amount of detail on any topic is limited. Still, the titles do a good job of covering the basics.

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Bee - (Garden Minibeasts Up Close)

Book Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 34
Language: English
Publisher: Chelsea Clubhouse Publishers

For Ages: 4 and up

About the Book

Despite their bad reputation due to the painful nature of their sting, bees are some of the most useful insects found in the backyard. They produce honey and beeswax and help pollinate flowers and other plants we use for food. Bee offers an intimate look at these social insects.


Editorial Reviews - From School Library Journal
Gr 2-4–A mix of pests and beneficial organisms is profiled in these colorful introductions to common invertebrates. In each title, short blocks of text, arranged in a series of spreads, describe the outstanding characteristics shared by all the subject animals; distinctive physical and behavioral characteristics of particular groups and/or species; typical diets and feeding methods; life cycles; natural enemies and defense mechanisms; and ways the animals affect humans. A clear, color close-up photo (occasionally two) of a representative species accompanies the text on every page. Each title also includes a simple anatomical diagram. Extended captions and one or two sidebars in each section offer additional facts about the featured animals. While the brief texts are clearly written, the amount of detail on any topic is limited. Still, the titles do a good job of covering the basics.

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BBC Wildlife Volume 36 #12

Magazine Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 116
Language: English
Publisher: Immediate Media Company Ltd
Country: United Kingdom
Frequency: Monthly

For Ages: 9 and Up

About the Magazine

Unrivaled for 50 years, BBC Wildlife Magazine is the ultimate guide to the natural world, giving subscribers a more immersive experience. Every issue is packed full of breath-taking images and insightful features on a broad range of animals and habitats, both in the UK and overseas. And we provide practical advice, expert tips and ideas for great days out that will help you understand, experience and enjoy nature to its fullest.

You can expect the latest news from scientific discoveries to environmental issues, in-depth features about animal behaviour and conservation written by experts working in the field, and a fascinating look at what each wildlife month has to offer. All bought into vivid focus by award-winning photography from around the world. Not to be outdone, readers also can enter our monthly Wild World Photo competition.

Plus, there's regular behind-the-scenes and on-location coverage of the landmark BBC natural history programmes we all know and love.

BBC Wildlife Magazine is essential reading for anyone with a passion for nature and wildlife.

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BBC Wildlife Volume 36 #11

Magazine Details

Category: Animals & Pets

Number of Pages: 116
Language: English
Publisher: Immediate Media Company Ltd
Country: United Kingdom
Frequency: Monthly

For Ages: 9 and Up

About the Magazine

BBC Wildlife is a British glossy, all-colour magazine about wildlife, operated and published by Immediate Media Company. It produces 13 issues a year. BBC Wildlife was launched in January 1963 as Animals Magazine.

BBC Wildlife Magazine is a ultimate guide of the natural world, featuring all the latest discoveries, news and views on wildlife, conservation and environmental issues. Packed full of breathtaking images, insightful features on a broad range of animals and habitats, UK and overseas.

With strong broadcasting links, authoritative journalism and award-winning photography, BBC Wildlife Magazine is essential reading for anyone with a passion for wildlife who wants to understand, experience and enjoy nature more.

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