Creaturepedia

 

Creaturepedia by Adrienne Barman is a book for children that breaks down animals by their characteristics. Throughout the book, you will find illustrations of each creature. Natural habitats are depicted for most creatures. The creatures' characteristics are discussed in some categories. Meet some noisy neighbors or The Pretty in Pinks. Fun and fascinating, this book is perfect for young children. This book has 216 pages.

The Architects

Weaver Ant - works with others to weave leaves together to make a nest. 

Red Ovenbird - builds a mud nest that looks like a wood-fired oven. 

The Big-Eared Beasts

Aye-Aye - finds food by tapping on trees, then using large ears to listen for grubs moving under the bark. 

Serval - uses long ears to listen for birds among tall grasses.

The Big Mouths

Helmeted Guinea Fowl

Howler Monkey

The Blue Beauties

Victoria Crowned Pigeon

Blue Morpho Butterfly

The Bounders

Flea - can jump up to 200 times its body length.

Hare - jumps long diameters, can run at up to 23 mph.

The Brainboxes

Common Octopus - good memory, quick learner, uses tools. 

The Canary-Yellows

Banana Slug

Yellow Meadow Ant

The Champion Breath-Holders

Elephant Seal - 100 minutes. 

Hippopotamus - 5 minutes

The Coal-Blacks

Dung Beetle

Black Panther

The Endangered

Otter

Monkey-Eating Eagle 

The Emerald-Greens

Green Mamba

Emerald Tree Boa

The Faithful

Lovebird

Sea Horse

Our Family Friends

Llama

Horse

The Fierce

Tasmanian Devil

Goliath Tiger Fish

The Foresters

Grove Snail

Bohemian Waxwing

The Giants

Somali Ostrich - world's largest bird up to 9 feet tall.

Blue Whale - largest animal ever to have lived, up to 108 feet long. 

The Gladiators

Musk Ox

Cuban Tree Frog

The Homebodies

Oyster - lives with others on seabed forming an oyster reef. 

Hermann's Tortoise - strong homing instinct.

The Lilliputians

Bee Hummingbird - world's smallest bird, 2.2 inches long (male).

Pygmy Hippopotamus - 31 inches at shoulder. 

The Long-Necked

Mute Swan - can't dive, so uses neck to reach food on lakes and riverbeds. 

Purple Heron - extends long neck to catch fish. 

The Long-Tongued

Giant Anteater - tongue is 23 inches. 

Sun Bear - tongue is 10 inches. 

The Masters of Camouflage

Weedy Sea Dragon 

Sycamore Moth

The Mountaineers

Yak - thick hair, keeps it warm in snowy mountains.

Apollo Butterfly - lives in flowery meadows among mountain ranges.

The Munch-it-Uppers

Red Fox - silently stalks a victim, then pounces suddenly.

Montagu's Harrier - drops from the sky to catch prey by surprise. 

The Mythical

Pegasus

Griffin

And there are 17 more categories...

In my opinion, this is a fantastic book that is also very suitable as a gift. 

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