Fascinating Creatures:
Arid Lands to Ocean Depths

ISBN#978-1-888-325-48-5
$32.95

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Fascinating Creatures is a valuable resource for students, teachers and librarians. This book introduces readers to microorganisms and animal species from the dry and arid desert regions to the extreme conditions of the Arctic and Antarctic to the deepest parts of the world's oceans, lakes and rivers. Scientific classifications for each animal are also featured.

• Did you know that there are no flying insects in Antarctica?


• Did you know sea otters spend most of their lives in the ocean?


• Did you know that Bactrian camels have two humps while dromedaries have just one?

These are just some of the facts found in Fascinating Creatures: Arid Lands to Ocean Depths. In addition, there is information on the lemming, the narwhal, the penguin, the polar bear, the walrus, the caribou, the seal, the manatee, the giant squid, the stingray, the hyena, Cooper's hawk, the family Canidae, the salmon, the black swan and much more!

Teacher reviews and answers accompany each article to reinforce comprehension and critical-thinking skills. In addition, there are projects, a glossary, animal and scientific word searches, Did You Knows, and an index.