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Science International: A History of the International Council of Scientific Unions

Frank Greenaway

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Whale

Frank Greenaway; Vasilli Papastavrou; Dk

New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text!

Here is a spectacular and informative guide to whales, dolphins, seals, and manatees. Superb color photographs of dolphins, killer whales, walruses, and more offer a unique "eyewitness" view of these mysterious sea creatures - what they look like, how they behave, and their battle for survival. See the whiskers of a walrus, inside the mouth of a killer whale, dolphins at play, male elephant seals fighting, the way a blowhole works, a carved sperm whale's tooth, and a 19th-century blubber pot. Learn how deep a sperm whale can dive, how whales use bubbles to catch fish, why sea lions bark like dogs, what baleen is used for, and why killer whales come up on the beach. Discover how humpback whales communicate, why whales leap, the world's biggest baby, why the future of whales, seals, and dolphins is threatened, why whales migrate thousands of miles, and much, much more!

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Other editions: Hardcover - 2004

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Ocean

Frank Greenaway; Miranda MacQuitty; Dk

New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text!

Here is an exciting and informative guide to the natural history, geology, and exploration of the world's vast oceans. Superb, color photographs of incredible submersibles, realistic models of the sea floor, and the remarkable animals and plants that make up marine life offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the ocean's hidden wealth. See a sea spider crawling on the ocean floor, ocean research vessels in operation, a cuttlefish disappear in a squirt of ink, inside a decompression chamber, and an octopus escaping a predator by jet propulsion. Learn how a monitoring buoy measure temperature, about the world's major currents, why a hermit crab finds a second home, and how the earth's plates form. Discover where the deepest dive was made, the length of a giant tube worm, what fish eat at the bottom of the ocean, how a coral reef is formed, how dead man's fingers got their name, and much, much more.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 2004, Hardcover - 1995

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Amazing Bats

Frank Greenaway

Full-color photos & full-color illustrations. Explains how bats "see" in the dark, which bats eat fruit or insects and which suck blood, and why some bats have "nose leaves," ear spikes, and other unusual facial features.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1999, 1991, Hardcover - 1991, Hardcover - 1991

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Desert Life

Frank Greenaway; Barbara Taylor

Desert Life Look Closer These stunning photographic information books picture nature in extraordinary close-up and with an intimacy unrivaled by other wildlife books Each title features magnificently detailed, larger-than-life photographs on each spread will enthrall any child who has ever wondered how a butterfly wing looks to another butterfly or how a spider sees its own web Text and annotations give a real sense of where each plant or creature lives, how it eats, breeds, survives, and adapts to its particular habitat Color artworks show the scale of the animal or plant; a glossary defines the meanings of unfamiliar words.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1992

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The Snake Book

Frank Greenaway; Mary Ling; Dave King; Christopher Mattison; Mary Atkinson

Get close up to snakes with this intriguing and innovative guide Children have always been fascinated by snakes, and this imaginative illustrated book safely captures these amazing creatures for close-up scrutiny. Each page is an overhead photograph of a box containing a snake which reveals its shape, size, color, and texture. The amazing photography -- of everything from cobras to constrictors -- is complemented by text that explains the environmental versatility of the species (some are swimmers, some climb trees). This beautiful and fascinating guide reveals the world of snakes as never before.

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Desert

Frank Greenaway; Miranda MacQuitty; Alan Hills

Full-color photos. Examine the forces that form deserts and discover the amazing variety of life in these seemingly desolate lands, from frogs that hibernate for years to Bedouins who can tell direction just by feeling stones on the ground.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1994

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Colors/Board Book

Frank Greenaway; Jerry Young; Colin Keates

Colors From ABC to Rescue Machines, My First Board Books are filled with bright photos and illustrations and bold text that is easy to read

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Amphibian

Frank Greenaway; Barry Clarke; Geoff Brightling

Photographed in full color . Take a close-up look at the first vertebrates to conquer land--from familiar bullfrogs and toads to unusual legless caecilians and eel-like sirens. Explore their anatomy, behavior, and pivotal place on the evolutionary time line.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1993

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Rain Forest

Frank Greenaway; Barbara Taylor

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Desert Live

Frank Greenaway

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Tide Pool

Frank Greenaway; Christiane Gunzi

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Pond Life

Frank Greenaway; Barbara Taylor

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