animal locomotion

Text and photographs describe how different animals move.

Describes ways people ride horses and other animals, such as the show jumper on her trrrit-trrroting horse, the raja on his rumpetta-trumping elephant, and the nomad on his lolloppy-plodding camel.

"Can you smell with your feet? Do you dig your claws into a river's muddy bank to climb up and bask in the sun? Animals' legs are different from humans' in so many ways! Find out why strong talons suit a raptor, or webbing is perfect for water dwellers [and] ... explore the ways insects, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals move and explore their world."--.

Examines how animals such as the millipede move around; and contains interactive glossaries and quizzes and Spanish translation.

Rhyming text describes the ways in which various animals move, or describes some other easily recognized trait about the animal.

Text and illustrations explore unusual animal locomotion.

"On the savannah, animals--including leopards, impalas, eagles, hares and hippos--use locomotion to capture prey and escape predators"--Provided by publisher.

Illustrations and simple text describe some of the fastest dinosaurs of the prehistoric period.

Find out which animals would win various competitions, which includes medal tables tallying medals won by the different animal classifications, inlcuding mammals, reptiles, and birds.

This book presents a brief introduction to the basics of animal and human movement.