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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Michael Bright
A beautiful book, produced with the Natural History Museum, that reveals animals and plants that are hard to see in the skies, deep underwater, on clifftops, in caves and underground
A beautiful book, produced with the Natural History Museum, that reveals animals and plants that are hard to see in the skies, deep underwater, on clifftops, in caves and underground
Featuring stunning illustrations from Margaux Carpentier, learn about Charles Darwin, his "Tree of Life," and the wonderful ways plants and animals have evolved over time--the perfect book for curious kids. From the first living things six billion years ago to the animals living around the world today, explore how the huge diversity of the life on Earth came to be. Follow the branches of Charles Darwin's "Tree of Life" and discover how plants and animals have evolved in many amazing ways. Find out why crabs run sideways, which fish was the first to walk on land, why birds are similar to dinosaurs, and why brains are located in our heads and not in our feet. The book is stunningly illustrated by Margaux Carpentier in a bright and bold distinctive style.
From the first living things six billion years ago to the animals living around the world today, explore how the huge diversity of the life on Earth came to be. Follow the branches of Charles Darwin's "Tree of Life" and discover how plants and animals have evolved in many amazing ways. Find out why crabs run sideways, which fish was the first to walk on land, why birds are similar to dinosaurs, and why brains are located in our heads and not in our feet. The book is stunningly illustrated by Margaux Carpentier in a bright and bold distinctive style.
Wild animals do the most extraordinary things. Some are exceptionally bright, use tools and solve complex problems. Others are devious: they cheat, steal and run protection rackets. There are animals with enormous appetites and those that self-medicate. Then we come across the extreme travellers: the highest flyers, the deepest divers and the fastest runners. But which animal is the most venomous, and which the most dangerous? Which has the loudest voice, the longest tongue, the biggest eyes or the most powerful bite? How do animals tell the time? How did the zebra get those stripes? And what is the most mysterious animal on Earth? The Frog with Self-cleaning Feet is a miscellany of fascinating animal anecdotes, facts and figures. The weird, the wonderful and the downright unbelievable of the animal world - you couldn't make it up!
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... When you dive into the sea, do you ever wonder what's down there, beneath you, poised to take an inquisitive bite? Author of Jaws Peter Benchley and film director Steven Spielberg certainly did, for below the waves lies a world we neither see nor understand; an alien world where we are but the briefest of visitors. The Shark that Walks on Land uncovers tales of ancient and modern mariners, with stories of sea serpents, mermaids and mermen, sea dragons, and the true identity of the legendary kraken. But this book contains more than just a medley of maritime myths and mysteries for marine biologists; it celebrates wonderful discoveries by blending the unknown and the familiar in an entertaining miscellany of facts, figures and anecdotes about the myriad creatures that inhabit the oceans. Along the way we meet the giants, the most dangerous, the oddballs and the record breakers - and the shark that really does walk on land!
From the fearsome grizzly of North America to the giant panda in the remotest regions of China, bears have long captured the human imagination. This volume offers an insight into the lives of these shy and uncompromising wild creatures. Discover how they live, examine the differences between the many species and learn how they cope with their diverse habitats. Five focus sections allow the reader to observe detailed aspects of bear and panda life, such as the behaviour of the giant brown bears of Kodiak Island and how polar bear migration brings a town in Canada to a standstill. Myth boxes explore popular stories about bears and pandas, and "Did You Know?" features provide quirky facts.
This book offers an in intriguing insight into the lives of brown bears, polar bears, black bears, pandas and others, with 190 exciting images. You can explore the amazing world of bears - how they survive and where they live, from the Arctic tundra and mountain slopes to scrub desert and tropical forest. It is packed with more than 190 stunning pictures from renowned wildlife photographers and artists. Detailed cross-sections and diagrams reveal the complex inner workings of a bear's powerful body. Myth boxes explore the many popular stories about these creatures, including Baloo in The Jungle Book, Goldilocks and the three bears, and Winnie the Pooh. It contains all the bear facts - a book to delight and inform 8- to 12-year-olds, at home or at school. From the fearsome grizzly of North America to the giant panda in the remotest regions of China, bears have long captured the human imagination. You can discover how they live, examine the differences between the species, and learn how they cope with their diverse habitats.Special focus sections allow you to observe detailed aspects of bear and panda life, such as the giant bears of Kodiak Island and how polar bear migration regularly brings a town in Canada to a standstill. Meanwhile, 'Did You Know?' features provide quirky facts that will amaze and amuse.
Nordpolen ; Sørpolen: fra pol til pol: Utforsk det barske klimaet på Nordpolen og Sørpolen
Michael Bright
Gyldendal
2022
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I de iskalde landområdene lengst nord og lengst sør på jorda finner vi Nordpolen og Sørpolen. Her, på verdens ytterkanter, er det tjukke isdekker, bikkjekaldt vann og isbukter.Denne boka utforsker de ekstreme forholdene. Start reisen nordpå før du snur boka og havner i sør; her er verdens laveste temperatur registrert. Finn ut hva slags dyreliv forskerne studerer, og hvordan vær og klima er i Arktis og Antarktis. Boka har luftig design og flotte illustrasjoner. Kan leses høyt fra tidlig skolealder, og er spennende å lese selv for litt eldre barn.
Qué Hacen Los Animales de Día... Y de Noche / Day to Night: A Flip Book
Michael Bright
Beascoa
2024
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Explora los h bitats de los animales de d a y de noche con este lbum ilustrado. Incluye dos libros en uno: puedes girar y leer m s Sab as que hay un animal que hace caca cuadrada? Y que existe un lugar llamado el Caf del Tibur n donde los tiburones se re nen? Descubre esto y mucho m s con este maravilloso lbum ilustrado. A trav s de una gran variedad de h bitats como la selva sudamericana, el arrecife de coral o los bosques europeos, ver s c mo los animales interact an entre ellos y tambi n con su entorno. Conoce apasionantes especies como el tibur n cortador de galletas, el murci lago de labios arrugados, el jabal barbudo y muchos m s. Y, cuando hayas terminado de explorar todos los h bitats de d a y sus animales, dale la vuelta al libro y conoce c mo son de noche Un manual de animales did ctico que no te querr s perder, con muchos datos curiosos e ilustraciones a todo color de cada animal en su h bitat. Escrito por el experto Michael Bright y con ilustraciones de Nick Jones, es una lectura imprescindible para ni os y ni as a partir de 6 a os amantes de los animales y su entorno. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Take a trip around the world to discover the busy animals active during the day, and the magical creatures that come out at night in twelve unique habitats in this extensive exploration of the natural world. This book's fun flip-book format gives readers two books in one. Beginning with the daytime, children can explore the biodiversity of a huge range of landscapes. Readers can then flip the book and arrive at extraordinary night-time scenes where the hidden, rarely seen creatures of the night come out to play in the same landscapes, all for children to uncover. This innovative title looks at the animals of both day and night in a huge variety of habitats including the South American Rain Forest, African Savannah, Australian Outback, and Andes Mountains. Firm favorites and widely unknown creatures, of both the day and night, are explored, including: - Cockroaches, silverfish, and leopards that scour cities by night - Parrotfish, shrimps, and epaulette sharks that roam tropical coral reefs by day - Aye-ayes, leaf-tailed geckos, and tomato frogs that emerge in the Madagascan night - Wild boar, brown bears, and jays that enjoy the European woodland in the sunshine Sections on the animals of dawn and dusk, and even urban wildlife, make this a truly fascinating, comprehensive, and fresh look at the natural world for children. The magic of the natural world during both the day and night is brought to life with Nic Jones' vibrant illustrations. Daytime and Night-time provides the perfect opportunity for children to compare and contrast twelve habitats during the day and night, and uncover the true biodiversity of our planet at all times of the day.
From searingly hot deserts to lands of fire and ice, this book is a vivid journey through the natural wonders of the seven continents. With page after page of spectacular photographs, this book pays homage to the powerful forces that shape our planet - fire, ice, water, and wind - revealing a world with extraordinary landscapes and breathtaking geological features. These images, of geysers spewing scalding water, glaciers chiselling out the mountainsides, and red-hot molten lava exploding on contact with the ocean, demonstrate how Earth's current appearance resulted from the incessant, powerful, and widespread activity of nature and climate change over the various geological eras. The portrait that emerges from this exceptional journey through vast patchwork quilts of salt deposits, colourful canyons, ripple-like sand patterns, and vibrant meltwater pools and channels, captures a living, endlessly changing, planet.
Kekseliäs kääntökirja tarjoaa täydellisen tavan tutkia ja vertailla maapallon kahta napaseutua. Lukija tutustuu alueiden maantieteeseen ja säähän sekä eläin- ja kasvilajeihin, jotka ovat sopeutuneet äärimmäisen karuihin olosuhteisiin. Pohjoisnapa-osuus esittelee Arktiksen elämää kuhisevia vesiä ja pesien täyttämiä lintukallioita. Se kertoo, miksi ilmaston lämpenemisen aiheuttamat muutokset uhkaavat monia pohjoisen lajeja, kuten mursuja ja jääkarhuja. Kirjaa kiepauttamalla saavutaan sekunnissa täsmälleen maapallon toiselle puolelle: pakkasennätysten ja hyytävien tuulien etelänavalle. Antarktiksen luonnon ihmeitä kartoitetaan 14-metrisistä kolossikalmareista ja muista meren jättiläisistä Etelämantereen suurimpaan maapetoon - pikkuruiseen punkkiin. Kiehtova koululaisen tietokirja kertaa myös ensimmäisten naparetkikuntien jännittävät vaiheet ja valottaa napa-alueiden tulevaisuudennäkymiä.
Maapallolla elää uskomattoman monipuolinen lajien kirjo. Elämää löytyy yhtä lailla valtamerten pimeistä syvyyksistä kuin hyisiltä napaseuduilta ja kuivilta aavikoilta. Tutkijat ovat tähän mennessä nimenneet huimat 1,5 miljoonaa eläinlajia – ja lukemattomia on vielä löytämättä! Saadakseen järjestystä paljouteen eläintieteilijät pyrkivät luokittelemaan lajit niitä yhdistävien ja erottavien ominaisuuksien perusteella. Eläinten monimuotoinen maailma tutustuttaa nuoren lukijan kaikenkarvaisiin otuksiin pikkuruisista sukkulamadoista jättimäisiin valaisiin. Opit jakamaan eläimet selkärankaisiin ja selkärangattomiin lajeihin ja tunnistamaan piirteitä, jotka ovat ominaisia esimerkiksi matelijoille tai piikkinahkaisille. Poikkeus vahvistaa säännön -aukeamat nostavat esiin eläinkunnan erikoisuuksia munivista nisäkkäistä puissa kiipeileviin rapuihin. Liity mahtavaan eläinparaatiin ja opi uutta eri puolilla maailmaa elävistä ihmeellisistä lajeista!
Tervetuloa maailmanympärysmatkalle päivä- ja yöeläinten pariin! Kekseliäs kääntökirja on täydellinen tapa tutustua eläinmaailman tapoihin. Värikkäästi kuvitetut aukeamat esittelevät kaksitoista aluetta, joista jokaiseen tutustutaan sekä päivänvalossa että yön pimeinä tunteina. Jotkut lajit näkevät erinomaisesti pimeässä, joillekin päivänvalo sopii parhaiten. Päivisin arapapukaijat lentelevät Etelä-Amerikan sademetsissä, ja öisin samoilla alueilla liikkuu jaguaari. Afrikan savannien armoton aurinko saa päiväeläimet hakeutumaan levolle. Kun paahde taittuu yöllä ihanaan viileyteen, pensassarvikuonot kokoontuvat juomapaikoille. Madagaskar taas on makien valtakuntaa. Rengashäntämakit käyvät ”hajutappeluita” reviireistään päiväsaikaan, öisin ai-ai tutkii onttoja puita ja noukkii herkullisia toukkia superpitkillä sormillaan suihinsa. Moni laji on vaarassa kirkkaassa päivänvalossa, sillä saalistajien on helppo nähdä ne, mutta yön pimeydessä on turvallista etsiä ravintoa ja tutustua lajitovereihin. Myös aamu- ja iltahämärässä kuhisee: joillekin linnuille aikainen aamu on oivallinen hetki laulaa ja houkutella paikalle lajitovereita. Mutta mitä tapahtuu, kun yöeläimen suurin vihollinen liikkuu myös yöaikaan?
An adult great white is a big shark – really big. It has been responsible for more shark bites and human deaths than any other species, according to the International Shark Attack File. This is probably because it sees us as aberrant marine mammals flailing about in the water and certainly worth an exploratory bite – but a gentle mouthing from a two-tonne white shark, its jaws filled with row upon row of razor-sharp teeth, could result in a severe mauling for any victim unlucky enough to have attracted its attention. Though its danger was well known to ancient mariners, it was not until the mid-1970s that it came to occupy its current place in the popular imagination, when Jaws was unleashed on an unsuspecting public. The great white shark’s reputation hit rock bottom in the wake of the Spielberg classic. But during the fifty years since the film’s first release, public interest in the species has sparked a renaissance in research, producing remarkable new insights into the life of this extraordinary animal. Telling the story of the great white shark from the perspectives of history, psychology and biology, White Shark is nothing less than the biography of the world’s most fascinating fish.
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Produced in association with the Natural History Museum, London, this book compares the biggest and smallest plants and animals in the world, showing why size is important for their survival. Find out about a range of animals from huge elephants, lengthy crocodiles and ginormous whale sharks to small shrews, tiny hummingbirds and microscopic fairy flies. See each in their own habitat and discover how they have grown so big or small. Covering fish, birds, trees, flowers, insects and even dinosaurs, this book is a lovely introduction to the diversity and extremes of nature in our world.