Silver, Erin
Summary: "Learn about the wild, wacky and downright disgusting ways some animals react out of fear. Are you afraid of the dark? Of getting lost? Or of something you saw in a movie? Maybe someone laughed at you for being scared or called you a chicken. That's okay! In fact, it's how humans stay safe in scary situations. While people might run or scream, animals have amazing ways of protecting themselves...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2024
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Summary: "The vivid, full-color photographs in this book show how animals trick the eye by hiding in plain sight. Some animals can change their skin texture and color, cover themselves up, or even mimic other plants and animals. Readers will meet sharks that hide using light and shadow, and even some fish that use light to trick their food into swimming nearby. The book is packed with information that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 BRAPeterson, Coyote
Summary: "Coyote Peterson, YouTube star, animal enthusiast, and creator of the Brave Adventure series, has tracked down some of the world's most painfully stinging insects and chronicled getting stung by each of them on his YouTube channel. Coyote has saved the best -- or possibly the worst -- for last, and he's finally ready to share his experience with the most painful sting in the world: the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA 617.1 PETTopacio, Francine
Summary: "Just as knights in the Middle Ages wore armor to keep their bodies safe during battle, some animals have strong, hard coverings to keep their bodies safe from predators. Some animals have hard scales, shells, or thick skin that acts as armor. In this book, readers learn about the different types of armor that animals may have and encounter examples of each. Bright photographs grab the readers'...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 TOPShusterman, Neal
Summary: "Noah Prime discovers he can exhibit the traits and access the abilities of animals and must use them to fight back against those who are hunting him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC SHUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SHUPallotta, Jerry
Summary: This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two unlikely animals: a blue whale and a mosquito! Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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Summary: Describes the odors that some animals have developed to stay safe and thrive in their environments, including the striped skunk, the bombardier beetle, and the honey badger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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Summary: From camouflage and color-changing to playing dead and detachable body parts, this fascinating glimpse into the clever, creative, and crazy ways animals avoid being eaten sheds new light on the natural world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2022
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Summary: Armored skin, bony plates, and shells are key defenses animals employ to survive in their natural surroundings. By examining the many forms animal armor can take, readers will have the opportunity to explore the physical makeup of turtle shells, armadillo bands, and millipede exoskeletons, among others. They'll learn how animals use their armor to protect against specific predators. Lively fact...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 BERJenkins, Steve
Summary: Introduces young readers to some of the stealthiest camouflaged animals in the natural world and asks them to seek out these animals hiding in plain sight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 JENCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 JENPeterson, Coyote
Summary: The author tracks down stinging animals and chronicles getting stung by each of them, including a scorpion, fire ants, and executioner wasps.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 617.1 PETZoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner.
Summary: Describes such animals as snails, turtles, and crabs, which live in shells and use these coverings as protection.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1994
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETMusgrave, Ruth A.
Summary: "Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the amazing ways animals defend themselves from predators"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2023
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Summary: Fold-out illustrations explore the ways different animals hide in plain sight, from a color changing octopus to the leaf-like markings of a copperhead snake.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591 ARNCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591 ARNJohnson, Rebecca L
Summary: Introduces animals with ninja-like skills, including geckos, sea urchins, and the Atlantic sailfish.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 JOHMartin, Marc
Summary: An introduction to twelve species that use camouflage to survive combines engaging scientific facts with natural-world artwork, while sumptuously detailed seek-and-find spreads offer interactive ways to apply new reader knowledge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 MARGibson, Barbara.
Summary: Describes how various animals use camouflage to protect against predators.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1985
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set Pop-Up 591.57 Gibson 1985George, Joshua
Summary: Elevate your knowledge with 250 curious facts about some of the most deadly creatures on Earth. From ocean predators, savannah giants and more, this Elevate book features raised pictures and ranking reveals to encourage curiosity and exploration of some of the most deadly creatures on Earth. From tiny toxic octopuses and fearsome great white sharks to venomous puff adder snakes and ferocious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imagine That 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.6 GEOOtto, Carolyn.
Summary: Explains how animals, birds, reptiles, and insects vary their markings and color to hide from their enemies and respond to their environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.57 OTTCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETPeterson, Coyote
Summary: "Animal Planet star and Emmy Award-winning host of YouTube's Brave Wilderness Coyote Peterson is back, and this time he's being BITTEN by some of Earth's wildest beasts in this full-color exploration perfect for fans of The King of Sting and all animal enthusiasts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020