| Description |
48 pages : illustrations, maps : 32 cm. |
| Series |
Animals and their habitats
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| Summary |
"This volume introduces many of the animal species that live in grasslands, prairies, and steppes. Special features include a glossary, photographs, an index, detailed captions describing each animal, and inset maps showing where on the globe the different species are found" --Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Habitat map -- Mammals (gray wolves, prairie dogs, and relatives) -- Birds (burrowing owls, emus and relatives) -- Reptiles (slowworm and gopher tortoise) -- Amphibians (moor frogs) -- Insects (crickets and bumblebees) -- Glossary -- Resources -- Acknowledgements -- Index. |
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MAMMALS : American Bison -- Saiga -- Pronghorn -- Maned Wolf -- Gray Wolf -- Bat-Eared Fox -- Bobcat -- Jaguarundi -- American Badger -- Giant Anteater -- Indian Rhinoceros -- European Mole -- Snowshoe Hare -- European Hare -- Mara -- Guinea Pig -- Meadow Vole -- Botta's Pocket Gopher -- Eurasian Harvest Mouse -- Black-Tailed Prairie Dog -- European Ground Squirrel ---- BIRDs : Cattle Egret -- Eastern Imperial Eagle -- Northern Crested Caracara -- Burrowing Owl -- Rose-Colored Starling -- Spinifexbird -- Budgerigar -- Great Bustard -- Greater Prairie Chicken -- Gray Partridge -- Southern Ground Hornbill -- Emu -- Greater Rhea --- REPTILES : Slowworm -- Gopher Tortoise --- AMPHIBIANS : Moor Frog --- INSECTS : Great Green Bush Cricket -- Field Cricket -- Buff-Tailed Bumblebee. |
| Subject |
Grassland animals -- Juvenile literature.
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Grassland ecology -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
World Book, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9780716604464 |
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0716604469 |
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9780716604419 set |
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