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Reptile

By Colin McCarthy
Series: DK Eyewitness
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Reptile by Colin McCarthy is a delightful children's book that invites young readers into the fascinating world of reptiles. Through engaging narratives and vibrant illustrations, the book explores various reptile species, highlighting their unique characteristics and habitats. It's an educational adventure that sparks curiosity and appreciation for these often misunderstood creatures.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the world of scaly creatures and want to learn about reptiles in a fun and engaging way. With vibrant illustrations and intriguing facts, it captures the curiosity of young readers interested in nature and animal life.

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A picture-packed guide to one of nature's most fascinating animal species.

From tiny turtles and giant tortoises to slithering snakes, leggy lizards, and humungous crocodiles, discover how reptiles sense the world, move, use camouflage, and more.

Learn how crocodiles look after their young, how lizards store fat in their tails, and how chameleons swivel their eyes. Find out how snakes are charmed, how geckos walk upside down, why crocodiles swallow stones, and how a snake is milked of venom.

With stunning close-up photographs of snakes, crocodiles, lizards, and turtles, DK Eyewitness Reptile offers a unique eyewitness view of these amazing creatures. See how an anole lizard frightens its enemies by displaying its bright red beard and watch a boa constrictor swallowing its prey whole.

Part of the best-selling DK Eyewitness series, this popular title has been reinvigorated for the next generation of information-seekers and stay-at-home explorers, with a fresh new look, new photographs, updated information, and a new "eyewitness" feature—fascinating first-hand accounts from experts in the field.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241631676

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 December 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 223.0mm

Height: 287.0mm

Weight: 631g

Pages: 72

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Colin McCarthy Penguin Books Series: DK Eyewitness

About the Author

Colin McCarthy has a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Birkbeck College (University of London, 1976) and a Ph.D. from City of London Polytechnic (Council for National Academic Awards, 1982). He worked in the Zoology Department of the Natural History Museum, London; 1970-1990 as a curator in the Reptiles and Amphibians section, 1990-2011 as Collections Manager of Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish. Colin is currently a Scientific Associate of the museum. He has written several scientific papers on herpetological topics as well as reviews, encyclopedia articles and two books ('Poisonous Snakes' Franklin Watts 1987 and 'Reptile' Dorling Kindersley 1991, 2012, 2017, 2023).

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