A story of a young girl who dreams that howling winds whisk fur and feathers right off her animal friends. Trying to help, she sews each of them a new "coat." But what kind do they need? Who needs fur, and what color? Who needs feathers, and why? Who needs scales, and should they be moist or dry? Includes "For Creative Minds" educational section.

"This fascinating series takes a very simple look at animal classifications, with each book focussing on a different group of animal. This book is about reptiles: what they do, how they behave, and how these characteristics are different from other groups of animals. Beautifully illustrated with colorful photographs, the book shows many examples of different types of reptiles in their natural environment."--

"This fascinating series takes a very simple look at animal classifications, with each book focussing on a different group of animal. This book is about invertebrates: what they do, how they behave, and how these characteristics are different from other groups of animals. Beautifully illustrated with colorful photographs, the book shows many examples of different types of invertebrates in their natural environment."--

Meet Fluffy the cat and her family tree and discover how different animals are grouped and classified.

This book is about all fish: what they do, how they behave, and how these characteristics are different from other groups of animals. Beautifully illustrated with colorful photographs, the book shows many examples of different types of fish in their natural environment.

Explains how our animal classification system works and looks at how scientists use it to identify and group animal species, explores the variation between and within animal species and discusses how and why such variations have occurred.

Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and other aspects of every group of animals from protozoans to mammals

Some of the most unique animals on the planet are classified as birds. As readers explore this amazing animal group, they discover fun facts about a wide variety of birds. They also learn the essential scientific skill of classifying animals by common characteristics. Important information is presented to readers through engaging text, fact boxes, and detailed graphic organizers such as diagrams.

Insects can be very different, but they all have some important characteristics in common. Readers discover that these shared characteristics are what help scientists classify certain creatures as insects. As readers explore the basics of animal classification, they also discover freaky and fun facts about a variety of insects. These facts are presented alongside colorful photographs showing insects in amazing detail. Readers obtain additional insect...

This introduction to evolution discusses the classification system used to arrange members of the animal kingdom.