Explore Your World Hidden Animals

Why are zebras striped? Do chameleons really change color? This book explains how animals, insects and birds use camouflage to hide themselves -- either from animals who want to eat them, or from the animals they want to eat! This book explains: Seasonal changes in animal color Fish and insects that look like plants Animals, insects and fish that can quickly change color Hidden animals in plain sight. About the series: Explore Your World -- a captivating interactive series for young explorers. This new series covers a wide variety of science, nature and technology topics in an innovative and interactive way. The books make use of a profusion of engaging line drawings and colorful illustrations along with delightful pullouts, pop-ups, fold-outs, transparency overlays, reveal wheels, books-within-books and more. Each page offers a surprise for young, curious readers. Lively captions featuring non-technical explanations accompany all the illustrations. Editorial Reviews Review Incredible series... chock full of information -- but fun, too, with non-technical jargon. (Pamela Fieber Calgary Herald 2007-01-07) Firefly earns high marks for its hands-on Explore Your World series.... Hidden Animals ... does an excellent job of presenting the subject in words, illustrations and hands-on pieces. (Sharon Wootton The Herald (Everett, WA) 2006-12-16) Rarely do you happen across books with such wide appeal.... Jam-packed with facts relevant to [readers'] immediate lives and curiosities. For both young and old these books pack a wallop of 'coolness' value! ... The reader feels a sense of discovery as each book is explored in depth. The illustrations are bright, bold and colourful. (Kelley McGuire Resource Links, vol. 12, no. 4) About the Author Author Val̩rie Guidoux, illustrators Pierre Caillou and Anne Eydoux, and translator Al Daigen live in France.