Julie Murphy

"Simple text and photographs describe desert animal adaptations"--Provided by publisher.

"Simple text and photographs describe ocean animal adaptations"--Provided by publisher.

Animals live in many kinds of homes. Some live in the sea. Others live high in the trees. Can you match each animal to its home? Fun clues and multiple-choice photos will have you puzzling to learn more!

From dolphins with tails that spin to a viper whose tail looks like a spider, animals from around the world describe how their tails help them survive. Covering adaptations to desert, ocean, forest, and artic habitats, this narrative nonfiction picture book highlights the diversity of the animal world.

Animals around the world describe unique features of their feet and how they use them. From webbed feet to sticky feet, hooved feet to bright blue feet, young readers are introduced to animal adaptions in this nonfiction picture book.

Gilly the seagull loves finding treasures--especially bright, shiny seashells! But will this silly seagull miss the treasures already in his life? With beautiful illustrations and a story that's fun to read aloud, this delightful picture book is perfect for children and parents alike.

An overview of seabirds around the world and the special adaptations they make to their marine environment.

Within a highly visual and engaging design, the book comprehensively outlines the main aspects of the threat to the Great Barrier Reef and provides information to generate discussion and thinking, including questions that invite students to think about their own views on the issue.

There’s a big, wild world out there, and this collection of short articles about animals introduces primary school-aged children to it in easy, “bite-sized” chunks. Each article has a guide to indicate ease of reading (based on ATOS statistical scores). Activities, Fun Facts and internet links provide further opportunities for exploration, to inspire kids to further learning. It might just help busy parents and teachers too! This book has something for everyone: from camouflage to communication, freaky behaviour to finding food, and seriously weird animal names to a wacky dating technique involving the colour blue. We’ve got wildlife, pets, farm animals and zoos covered. So what are you waiting for? Wriggle, dig, fly, crawl or dive in and go wild!

Baby animals come in many shapes and sizes. Some babies look like their parents. Others need time to grow before the resemblance becomes clear. Can you match the baby animal to its parent? Fun clues and multiple-choice photos will have you puzzling to learn more!