Superpowers of Nature
Words & Pictures (Verlag)
978-0-7112-7811-0 (ISBN)
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Superpowers of Nature is a fascinating, quirky photographic book featuring the amazing superpowers in the animal kingdom.
With incredible photos and fascinating text, this book is a celebration of biodiversity and nature. From the platypus to the peregrine falcon, find out all about these amazing animals and the extraordinary abilities that make them the superheroes of our planet. For example:
An octopus's brain is distributed all over its body
The tropical frog causes potential predators to wretch violently
The plumed basilisk can run for its life on water!
For each animal discover their superpower, super stats and super facts about them, as well as information about how they used their super skills in the wild. With an important message about protecting the rich biodiversity of our planet, Superpowers of Nature is a stunning photographic book for kids fascinated by the animal kingdom and the weird wonders it has to offer.
This book is from the Animal Powers series, which celebrates the weird, extraordinary, and truly amazing powers of some of nature's most incredible animals, while celebrating biodiversity and encouraging young readers to value the natural world around them. Also available is Superheroes of Nature, which showcases the true heroes of the animal kingdom.
Georges Feterman is an associate professor of natural sciences. He is also the president of the association "A.R.B.R.E.S. "(Remarkable Trees, Assessment, Research, Studies and Safeguarding) campaigning for in-depth research on remarkable trees. For twenty years, he has been recording and photographing the most remarkable subjects of the French natural heritage because of their proportions, stories or rarity.
Contents
Introduction
SENSORY WONDERS
Electric Eel: Dangerous Voltage
Tarsiers: Night Vision
Platypus: Electricity Detection
Jumping Spider: Panoramic Sight
Common Octopus: Super Intelligence
Horseshoe Bats: Radar Echo
Stoat: Seasonal Transformation
METAMORPHOSIS
Stick and Leaf Insects: Total Invisibility
Chameleons: Color Imitation
Hover Flies: Protective Disguise
Starling: Making Holograms in the Sky
Peacock Butterfly: Optical Illusion
Pangolins: Fearsome Armor
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog:
Powerful Repelling
Puss Moth Caterpillar: Scary Mask
SKILLED MOVERS
Peregrine Falcon:
as Fast as a High-speed Train
Flying Squirrel: Flying Without Wings
Cheetah: Record-holding Acceleration
Sloths: Extremely Slow Motion
Swift: Unbreakable Endurance
Plumed Basilisk: Running on Water
Hummingbirds: Flying Backward
Geckos: Walking on the Ceiling
Squid: Jet Propulsion
SUPER ADAPTERS
Clownfish: Resistance to Poison
Emperor Penguin:
Temperature Regulation
Axolotl: Self-regeneration
Hedgehog: Living in the Slow Lane
Tardigrades: Indestructibility
Dromedary: Going Without Water
Flatfish: Wandering Eyes
Wood Frog: Antifreeze
Mary River Turtle: Butt-breathing
ATTRACTING A MATE
Cuckoo: Identity Theft
Satin Bowerbirds:
Making Himself Look Bigger
Fireflies: Charming Light-giver
Salmon: Intrepid Traveling
Stag Beetle: Super Strength
HUNTING POWER
Woodpeckers: Beak Like a Hammer
Kingfisher: Precision Diving
Pelicans: Cooperative Fishing
Banded Archerfish:
Spitting Into the Air
Bearded Vulture: Immaculate Cleaning
Sea Otter: Using Cutlery
Anglerfish: Fatal Attraction
Picture Credits
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.08.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Animal Powers |
| Zusatzinfo | color photos |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 270 mm |
| Gewicht | 500 g |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Kunst / Musik |
| Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik | |
| Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur | |
| Schulbuch / Wörterbuch | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7112-7811-3 / 0711278113 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7112-7811-0 / 9780711278110 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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