Hey why is that funny-looking monkey on TV hanging upside down? Is that fuzzy chubby guy in the back yard a woodchuck or a groundhog? Now you can find answers to these & hundreds more questions & curiosities right at your fingertips! Featuring 2500 species & packed with stunning colour photographs amazing animal facts maps & more the new National Geographic Kids Animal Encyclopaedia is the most comprehensive on the market today amazing & entertaining readers while providing them with authoritative information about the animal kingdom Kids love to look at animals & this book showcases more than 1000 gorgeous colour photographs as only National Geographic-the leader in wildlife photography-can Thematic spreads take readers through animal homes & habitats senses & communication life cycle & babies movement & migration defences camouflage & adaptation & endangered animals & conservation Special features in each section include ANIMAL PROFILES spreads that focus in-depth on a particular animal & ANIMAL RECORDS spreads that highlight superlatives such as fastest tallest smallest etc Exclusive FROM-THE-FIELD reports that focus on National Geographic explorers & their stories about the animals they study can only be found in this animal encyclopaedia adding to its entertainment & educational value Animals are organized by taxonomy within each section (mammals birds reptiles amphibians fish & invertebrates) accompanied by common & scientific name fact boxes (featuring lifespan habitat & size) & text describing diet special features & any other pertinent information Symbols representing conservation & habitat status highlight a high-interest topic for kids while color-coding on each section provides for ease of navigation Backmatter will include a listing of animal species along with basic information including name (scientific & common) lifespan diet size & habitat A comprehensive glossary index & find out more section round out this must-have resource Releases simultaneously in Reinforced Library Binding 978-1-4263-1023-2 33903900 Can