Animal Giants

by Taylor, Barbara; Fuller, Kathryn S.

• ISBN13: 9780753457702
• ISBN10: 0753457709
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-10
• Publisher: Kingfisher Books

Summary

Marvel at the most magnificent and powerful animals ever to have inhabited the earth, from the fifty-ton supersaurus of the Late Jurassic era to the immense African elephant. Glory at the giants of the skies as you admire the vast wingspan of the albatross and the camouflaged elegance of the enormous female Hercules moth. Find out why living in water has allowed the blue whale to become the largest creature ever and why, for now, we can only imagine the size of the mysterious, colossal squid.

Author Biography

Barbara Taylor is the author of more than a hundred informational books for children. Barbara has won numerous awards, including the American Association of Physics Science Writing Award and the Geographical Association Gold Award. Kathryn S. Fuller is the World Wildlife Fund's President and C.E.O.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
Largest on land	p. 7
Giants of ancient lands	p. 8
The African elephant	p. 10
Bear facts	p. 12
Remarkable body parts	p. 14
Island giants	p. 16
Mighty serpents	p. 18
Outsize insects	p. 20
Colossal creepy crawlies	p. 22
The biggest birds	p. 24
Summary	p. 26
Titans of the skies	p. 27
Giants of ancient skies	p. 28
The albatross	p. 30
Birds of prey	p. 32
Creatures of the night sky	p. 34
Butterflies and moths	p. 36
Summary	p. 38
Giants of the water	p. 39
Giants of ancient waters	p. 40
The blue whale	p. 42
Mammoth sea mammals	p. 44
Lurking crocodiles	p. 46
Amazing amphibians	p. 48
Mega sharks	p. 50
Phenomenal fish	p. 52
Super-sized squid	p. 54
Sea monsters	p. 56
Summary	p. 58
Glossary	p. 59
Index	p. 62
Acknowledgments	p. 64
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