Item category 2: Science & Technology

'Animal migrations' focuses on 12 of the most remarkable animal migrations in the world, from the monarch butterfly, which weighs no more than a pea, but journeys all the way across North America each year, to the leatherback turtle, which migrates across an entire ocean to breed. The book detail...

In Animal Migrations, discover the astonishing, often dangerous, journeys that animals make across the globe, from flying Monarch butterflies to long-distance swimming blue whales and from wandering wildebeest to ferocious, swarming army ants.

From the vocal copycat antics of lyrebirds to ant-mimicking spiders, find out all about Australia's trickiest creatures and cleverest actors in this engaging junior non-fiction title.

Explore cooperative relationships between sea turtles at underwater "cleaning stations" ran by surgeon fish, "bands of brothers" within particular species of big cats, and even cross-species alliances between birds and dolphins that are hungry for a shared meal. Discover how animals and plants de...

From man-eating sharks to snakes that grow longer than buses, check out the greatest record breakers of the animal world. This book is packed with awesome and extreme creatures, on land, in the sea and in the sky. Discover the fastest, the biggest, the tiniest and the deadliest animals in the wor...

Offers thousands of animal facts and records that identify animals in such categories as fastest, oldest, and biggest, as well as smelliest, loudest, and deadliest.

"Fusion is a high-interest, non-fiction range that has been carefully designed to appeal to struggling pupils. Strong images encourage readers to engage with curriculum topics - and lively text with a low reading level ensures that the concepts are clear and accessible to everyone."--Publisher de...

Get ready to sink your teeth into more epic animal matchups in this exciting sequel to Animal Smackdown, where even more awesome creature contenders go head-to-head to see who reigns supreme! A great white shark vs. a saltwater crocodile battling it out for fiercest predator? An elephant vs. a bo...

Heard about the fish that cleans shark teeth? Or the frog that lives with a tarantula? Welcome to the weird world of symbiosis where animals form incredible relationships. Macken Murphy introduces his favourite symbiotic relationships and along the way, he explains the cool science behind the baf...

Animals are fantastically adapted to their environment. In order to survive, they have developed features, such as warm winter coast, and abilities, such as camouflage. In this book, students explore the adaptations of Australian animals in a range of environments, with a recognition of the way I...