Animals of the World Set #2

World Book's Animals of the World appeals to students' curiosity about animals while providing a quick source for answers to commonly asked questions.

Each of these valuable books focuses on a particular animal and its related species, providing students with detailed information about each animal's appearance, habitat, and behavior.

Features include:

• World Book's ongoing Classroom Research Project reveals that The World Book Encyclopedia articles about animals are among the ones students look up most often.


• All books include instructive animal classification charts to show students where the featured animals fit in the Animal Kingdom.


• A detailed table of contents, glossary, and index help to ensure that readers get the most out of each book.


• Animals of the World is an ideal collection for the future zoologist, biologist, or veterinarian.


• This series appeals to a student's curiosity about animals, and provides teachers and librarians with a quick source for answers to commonly asked questions.

Set #2 includes:

Alligators and Other Crocodilians
Cardinals and Other Song Birds
Cottontails and Their Relatives
Giraffes and Other Hoofed Mammals
Grasshoppers and Their Relatives
Grizzlies and Other Bears
Jellyfish and Other Stingers
Killer Whales and Other Toothed Whales
Spiders and Other Arachnids
Swans and Other Swimming Birds

Awards and Reviews:

Distinguished Achievement Award - Association of Educational Publishers

Golden Lamp Award - Association of Educational Publishers

Teacher's Choice Award - Teacher's Choice, Learning

" An excellent addition to any elementary library. Highly recommended." - Library Talk

" Clear, to-the-point text answers such questions as whether hedgehogs spit on themselves, why shrews are always eating, and what moles like to eat." - Booklist

" Designed for grades 1-6, The World Book Animals is an outstanding series. An invaluable acquisition." - Children's Bookwatch

" This set combines colorful pictures with easy-to-understand text. The text is arranged in question-and-answer format, which will appeal to young children." - American Reference Books