1000+ Animal Facts

Lavishly illustrated, 1000+ Animal Facts teaches young readers about a world of incredible animals, from deadly prehistoric monsters to species threatened with extinction today.

As each fact is numbered, children are able to chart their progress as they make their way through the information, giving them a sense of achievement. Cartoons, quizzes, fun facts and projects actively encourage further reading and learning.

Discover 1161 fantastic animal facts with this incredible book! Why are giant squids so deadly? Which parrot is in danger? Where can you find a moon moth? Plus you can have fun with the activities, test your knowledge with the quizzes and read extraordinary information in the Did you know? boxes.

1000+ Animal Facts:

• fun quizzes show how much children have learnt;
• detailed illustrations and cutaways;
• simple activities and projects.

Prehistoric life

• Prehistoric life
• Life begins
• Animals swarm the sea
• Very fishy
• Animals invade the land
• Life after death
• Wars around the world
• Reptiles take over
• Living with the dinosaurs
• In and over the sea
• After the dinosaurs
• As the world cooled down
• What fossils tell us
• Prehistoric prowlers
• Amazing ancient elephants
• Animals with hooves
• Cats, dogs and bears
• Prehistoric giants
• A giant island
• Our prehistoric relations
• The first human

Dinosaurs

• Dinosaurs
• Age of the dinosaurs
• Before the dinosaurs
• The dinosaurs arrive!
• Getting bigger!
• What teeth tell us
• Super-size dinosaurs
• Claws for killing
• Deadly meat eaters
• Look! Listen! Sniff!
• Fastest and slowest
• Dinosaur tanks
• Dinosaur eggs and nests
• Dinosaur babies
• The end for the dinosaurs
• Myths and mistakes
• How do we know?
• Digging up dinosaurs
• Finding new dinosaurs

T Rex

• T rex
• Terrors of its age
• A giant predator
• Profile of T rex
• Was T rex clever?
• What big teeth!
• Tiny arms, big legs
• What did T rex eat?
• Long live the king!
• Terror of its age
• Where in the world?
• Tyrannosaur group
• Close cousins
• Discovering T rex
• Working with fossils
• Rebuilding T rex
• The story of Sue
• Stan, Jane and the rest
• Bigger than the "king"
• T rex superstar
• What next for T rex?

Extinct

• Extinct
• What is extinction?
• Extinction and evolution
• Why does it happen?
• How do we know?
• Not quite extinct
• Beliefs and ideas
• Long, long ago
• Mass extinctions
• The biggest of all
• Ages of ice
• Keeping a record
• Gathering pace
• Too many to disappear
• Island extinctions
• What's happening today?
• On the brink
• Saved just in time
• Should we care?
• Gone forever?
• Looking to the future

Endangered animals

• Endangered animals
• Gone long ago
• Too late to save
• How we know
• How endangered?
• On the critical list
• All kinds under threat
• The greatest threat
• Too many people
• Pollution problems
• A change in the weather
• Poaching and souvenirs
• Kill or be killed
• Eaten to extinction
• Threats for pets
• Island problems
• Stop the slaughter
• A place to live
• Captive breeding
• Conservation ups and downs
• Future help

Nocturnal animals

• Nocturnal animals
• Super senses
• Bright eyes
• Noises in the dark
• Sensitive noses
• Feeling the way
• Bugs at night
• Coasts and seas
• Dark depths
• Restless reptiles
• Who's there?
• Night fliers
• Kangaroos and koalas
• Quick and curious
• Supersonic sounds
• Insect eaters
• Chiselers and chewers
• Death by stealth
• Hungry hippos
• A new day dawns

Deadly creatures

• Deadly creatures
• Killer carnivores
• Lethal weapons
• Silent hunters
• Big, bold and beastly
• Skills to kill
• Canine killers
• Ambush and attack
• Ravenous raptors
• Mighty monsters
• Toxic tools
• Scary snakes
• Dragons and monsters
• Fearsome frogs
• Eight-legged hunters
• Clever defenders
• Danger at sea
• Sharks in the shadows
• Peril at the shore
• Minibeasts
• The enemy within

Birds of prey

• Birds of prey
• Eagle-eyed predator
• Where do they live?
• Little and large
• Hovering and soaring
• Nests, eggs and chicks
• Home and away
• Hunting weapons
• Scrounging scavengers
• Fussy eater
• Snake stampers
• Eagles
• Kites and buzzards
• Fast falcons
• Hawks and harriers
• Hunters of the night
• Working birds
• Bird tales
• Watching and tracking
• Raptors in peril
• Rescuing raptors

Snakes

• Snakes
• What is a snake?
• Where do snakes live?
• Big and small
• Snake bodies
• Scaly skin
• Colours and patterns
• On the move
• Super senses
• Hunting and eating
• Teeth and jaws
• Poisonous snakes
• Cobras and vipers
• Crushing coils
• Boas and pythons
• Survival skills
• Courtship
• Laying eggs
• Giving birth
• Save our snakes!

Cats and kittens

• Cats and kittens
• Feline family
• Small cats in the wild
• The first pets
• Pet pampering
• Mealtime
• Supreme hunter
• Feeling sensitive
• Do cats have nine lives?
• Cat habits
• Cat comforts
• Friend or foe?
• Keeping healthy
• Starting a family
• New kittens
• Growing up
• Different breeds
• Strange breeds
• Showtime!

Dogs an puppies

• Dogs and puppies
• In the family
• Call of the wild
• Wolves
• Taming the dog
• A dog's body
• Scratch and sniff!
• Body language
• A dog's dinner
• Starting a family
• Puppy love
• Dogs are for life
• Caring for a dog
• Dog breeds
• Pedigrees and mongrels
• Snow dogs
• Unusual breeds
• Clever dogs
• Doing good work

Horses and ponies

• Horses and ponies
• Meet the family
• Inside out
• Colours and markings
• Hold your horses!
• Colts and fillies
• Sensitive and smart
• Hungry as a horse!
• Habitats and homes
• The first horses
• Asses, donkeys and mules
• On the African plains
• Horses and ponies in the past
• Wild ponies
• Ponies as pets
• Hotblood horses
• Warmblood horses
• Coldblood horses
• Horses for courses
• Saddle up!

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