adaptation

Explains how the size of animals relates to their habitats on land and in water and how their food requirements impact their life style.

Describes the unusual ways animals use to survive in extreme environments.

Examines how plants and animals have invaded almost every conceivable habitat on land and sea, below ground and in the air, and adapted to thrive there.

Readers learn about animal adaptations by comparing them to clothes people wear.

Photographs and simple text provide an introduction to the different animals, birds, and insects that live in the world's rainforests.

Describes how different animals have adapted to living in cave environments, exploring how animals have evolved in order to survive in dark, damp caves around the world.

Describes the habitats of forty-nine animals commonly found throughout the world; demonstrates how the requirements of living in particular habitats lead to certain animal behaviors.

Profiles thirty-six animals that have adapted in unique ways to life in hostile habitats, including a water-diving bird, a shrinking shrew, and others.

Deserts are the hottest and driest ecosystems on Earth. This book explores the plants and animals that have adapted to life in this unique environment.