Baboons (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781682776063)

From prickly porcupines to slippery seals, animals are wonderfully diverse. This popular zoology series for elementary students studies mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates from around the world. Beautiful photos pair with factual life science text to explore the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. Each title also includes a related folktale or myth for cross-curricular learning. Baboons are amazing mammals and some of the largest monkeys on the planet. This zoology title for children, filled with beautiful photos and factual life science text, examines the primate's opposable thumbs and other parts of its anatomy, vocalization skills, feeding habits, life cycle, and infant care. Its habitats in Africa and Arabia are described, too. A myth from ancient Egypt explains the connection between Thoth, the baboon-headed god, and the Egyptian calendar. Part of Creative Education's popular Amazing Animals series, this book supports elementary-aged readers with captions, on-page definitions, additional resources, and an index.

Author: Mari Bolte
ISBN-10: 1682776069
ISBN-13: 9781682776063
Publisher: Creative Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 01/14/2025
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.30w x 0.20d