DK Nature Encyclopedia

✍ Scribed by Caroline Bingham; Ben Morgan

• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 131
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

What is life like underground? Where can you find the world's ugliest fish? Why are fungi so fantastic? Take an amazing look at the natural world to find out! Discover plants and animals and where they live - from deserts to oceans, rainforests to mountains. This work is packed with curiosity quizzes, 'turn and learn' boxes and 'did you know?' facts, plus amazing photographs, so there's lots to see and explore. It is perfect for National Curriculum Key Stage 1. Go ahead and take a leap into the natural world!

✦ Table of Contents

Nature Encyclopedia......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
The Living World......Page 6
World Habitats......Page 8
The Poles......Page 10
Life in the Freezer......Page 12
Arctic Tundra......Page 14
Around Antarctica......Page 16
Cool Forests......Page 18
Deciduous Forests......Page 20
The Forest Floor......Page 22
ConiferousForests......Page 24
Fantastic Forest Fungi......Page 26
Winter Survival......Page 28
Weird Woods......Page 30
Rainforests......Page 32
In the Treetops......Page 34
In the Shade......Page 36
Crazy Frogs......Page 38
Jungle Bugs......Page 40
Night Life......Page 42
Rainforest Rivers......Page 44
Jungles of Asia......Page 46
Grasslands......Page 48
A Sea of Grass......Page 50
Grazers and Browsers......Page 52
Hunters and Scavengers......Page 54
Going Underground......Page 56
Termite Tower......Page 58
Life in a Meadow......Page 60
At the Water Hole......Page 62
Desert Regions......Page 64
Desert Animals......Page 66
Desert Plants......Page 68
Rainfall and Oases......Page 70
After Dark......Page 72
The Sonoran Desert......Page 74
Mountains and Caves......Page 76
Life in Thin Air......Page 78
Cool Caves......Page 80
The MightyHimalayas......Page 82
The Andes......Page 84
Freshwater Habitats......Page 86
The Flowing Current......Page 88
Still Waters......Page 90
Pond Life......Page 92
Bogs and Marshes......Page 94
The Everglades......Page 96
Ocean Habitats......Page 98
The Shoreline......Page 100
Rockpools......Page 102
The Coral Reef......Page 104
Survival in the Sea......Page 107
The Twilight Zone......Page 108
The Deep......Page 110
Icy Waters......Page 112
Marine Mammals......Page 114
Ocean Killers......Page 116
Mangrove Swamps......Page 118
Towns and Cities......Page 120
Outdoors......Page 122
Indoors......Page 124
Index......Page 126
Picture credits......Page 130