Classifying Animals: Insects
Published on 14. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-7502-8484-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Classifying Animals series welcomes you to the world of classification, in which about 2 million different organisms have been identified and sorted into groups. This appealing and attractive book looks at the class of insects, and the orders, families and species within it. Find out about the characteristics that distinguish the insects in different groups and compare the differences in their life cycles. Discover the various ways in which insects have adapted to life in different climates and habitats on land and in water.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
colour photographs throughout
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 219 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
218 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7502-8484-4 (9780750284844)
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Person
Sarah Wilkes is a consultant ecologist who has worked with conservation organisations for many years. She has written a number of books on natural history and environmental topics and has travelled the world in search of wildlife. She is particularly concerned with the conservation of some of the world's most threatened animal species.