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The history of the world in 100 animals

Barnes, Simon2021
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100 animals who have had the greatest impact on humans and the way we view the world around us. From the bees who pollinate our food to the chimpanzees who share over 98% of our DNA, this book explores the unique and thought-provoking relationship between humans and animals throughout history. This fact-filled guide is sure to inspire and delight animal lovers young and old
Main title:
The history of the world in 100 animals / by Simon Barnes ; illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon.
Edition:
Illustrated edition.
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster Children's, 2021.
Collation:
100 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 32 cm.
Audience:
Interest grade level: Lower primary.
Contents:
Lion -- Domestic cat -- Gorilla -- Mockingbird -- American bison -- Oriental rat flea -- Cattle -- Blue whale -- Coral -- Eagle -- Platypus -- Honeybee -- Tyrannosaurus Rex -- Shark -- Cockroach -- Panda -- Cod -- Egret -- Dodo -- Donkey -- Wolf -- Pigeon/Dove -- Mosquito -- Tiger -- Rat -- Wasp -- Earthworm -- Snake -- Chicken -- Monkey -- Archaeopteryx -- Housefly -- Dog -- Bear -- Camel -- Penguin -- Octopus -- Dolphin -- Rhinoceros -- Nightingale -- Pig -- Chimpanzee -- Albatross -- Passenger pigeon -- Tsetse fly -- Duck -- Kangaroo -- Thylacine -- Crocodile -- Horse -- Owl -- Seal -- Bowerbird -- Elephant -- Piranha -- Tit/Chickadee -- Spider -- Silkworm -- Falcon -- Pheasant -- Barnicle -- Head louse -- Crow -- Bat -- Bumblebee -- Salmon -- Oryx -- Sheep -- Nene (or Hawaiian goose) -- Orang-utan -- Parrot -- Colorado beetle -- Locust -- Baiji (or Chinese river dolphin) -- Crane -- Mammoth -- Goat -- Loa loa worm -- Peafowl -- Goldfish -- Canary -- Reindeer -- Turkey -- Deer -- Rabbit -- Sparrow -- Butterfly -- Fruit fly -- Saola -- Giant squid -- Beaver -- Guanay cormorant -- Mouse -- Stork -- Oyster -- Jaguar -- Pink pigeon -- Vaquita -- Ant/Termite -- Polar bear -- Last words
ISBN:
9781471194719 (hardback)
Dewey class:
590
Language:
English
BRN:
407649
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