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Discusses the three remaining examples of edentates: Armadillos, anteaters, and sloths. ... Read more

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Discusses the order of the animal kingdom known as Xenarthra and describes fifteen different species, including the giant anteater, three-toed sloth, hairy armadillo, and pink fairy armadillo. ... Read more

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What An Interesting Read!
This is a fine starter series for kids interested studying different animals.Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos is our most recent adventure with the wonderful and interesting Animals in Order series...what can I say, my kids just can't get enough of these!What I like a great deal about this is that it takes time at the beginning of the book to look at (briefly) what makes an animal a xenarthrans, specifically getting into what traits exactly make a xenarthran (when roughly translates into strange joint).The book then goes into the "order" of living things which details the kingdom, phylum and class , order, family and species (with a handy visual chart for reference, great for younger kids, so they can SEE how it works rather than just read it or have it read to them). This is one of the better features of this series.Next the text goes specifically into where xenarthrans fit into animal kingdom, breaking it down (in words and pictures again) to kingdom (animal), phylum (chordate), class (mammal) and order (xenarthran).

The book also talks a bit about where anteaters, sloths, and armadillos of all types and sizes fit into food chain and in habitats.Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos goes from there into an overview of fifteen species complete with full page, color photographs for each one, which really serve to bring the information to life.This section includes Family, Common Example, Genus and Species and Size for each animal discussed and each animal is given one full page for written description and one full page COLOR photo...excellent for fully engaging the reader!Animals included here are the giant anteater, southern tamandua, two-toes sloth, pale-throated three-toed sloth, nine-banded armadillo, pichi and more!

Overall, a fantastic way to introduce various types of artiodactyls to your curious young reader!What you get in Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillosis an excellent overview of all types of zenarthrans.Additionally, at the end of the book are several pages of fun facts about sloths, anteaters and armadillos.As always with this series, I was pleased to find that at the end of the book the author/publisher also included a short recommended reading list and some really great web pages to do more research on...the kids in particular LOVED this! The books in this series would make a wonderful addition to a classroom library or as gifts for your favorite young reader who has a passion for animals; the information here is scientifically presented, accented with wonderful color photos and is both interesting and informative!
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Having experienced a series of scientific breakthroughs, Earth in the 2030s is finally coming to grips with its environmental crisis. Nowhere is the new techno-environmental sensibility more pronounced than Northern California, where Silicon Valley has been transformed into a densely populated, pedestrian-oriented city flanked by a radically restored wilderness. But are the denizens of this sophisticated society ready for the metaphysical shock generated by the discovery of another world, one similar to pre-industrial Earth yet in odd ways more highly advanced? How will they contend with a planet whose inhabitants they can reach out across time-space to see and hear, but who remain unaware of their existence? A science fiction adventure with elements of romance, Terranova is equally a metaphysical novel. Its overriding question is: What would it mean for our conception of the cosmos if we were to find another planet much like Earth? ... Read more

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A Great Ride
Martin Lewis has created two engaging worlds--Northern California in the 2030s and Terranova, a remote earth-like planet that scientists are monitoring from Earth.I'm not a science fiction reader, but I found myself completely drawn into these two worlds. Terranova is a cross between Central Asia and Middle Earth, with many human-like beings engaged in battles over territory and religion.The book even begins with a detailed map of Terranova!The San Francisco Bay Area of 2030 is densely settled, diverse, and yet ecologically and politically transformed.At the heart of this transformation is the corporation Gym-G, a multinational corporation engaged in surveillance.Gym-G has created the probes that are monitoring activities on Terranova.

This is not a science fiction book but a book about ideas, belief systems, technology, the new urbanism, drug trafficking, and quests for control.The dual narratives and inventive characters are artfully intertwined into fast-paced chapters that keep the reader eager for more.It's a great ride.

Gripping and original
Martin Lewis has deftly combined two worlds in this fascinating novel - that of Earth (in year 2030), and the newly discovered planet named Terranova.In the California foothills, researchers study life on Terranova through projections at a state of the art imaging facility.We follow the eccentric and edgy researchers as they lead their lives and are pulled into the lives of the Terranovans they study.Even the dreams of the researchers are impacted by the lives of these distant aliens.Lewis balances near future and cutting edge academia with the savage and brutal reality of an alien culture at war.This riveting story offers us a glimpse of a hostile and beautiful alien world not completely unlike our own. ... Read more