Clive Gifford

A Question of Geography: Why Don't Bees Freeze in the Arctic?

and other questions about biomes

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Uncover the mysteries of biomes in this fun, lighthearted geography series

Produktdetails

• A Question of Geography
• Verlag: Hachette Children's Group
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 273mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9781526325334
• ISBN-10: 1526325330
• Artikelnr.: 69229342

Autorenporträt

Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards' Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive's official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.uk

Inhaltsangabe

1: What on Earth is a biome?
2: Which is the grandaddy of all deserts?
3: Why don't bees freeze in the Arctic?
4: Which rainforest plants are a bit ... clingy?
5: Do yeti crabs live up mountains?
6: How does a leaf know it's autumn?
7: Why is a giraffe's neck soooo long?
8: Are there plants that really eat poo?
9: Which bird enjoys two summers a year?
10: Which animal doesn't drink for ten years?
11: Which animal is rock-hard?
12: Who clears up a forest's rubbish?
13: Quick-fire questions
14: Glossary / Further reading
15: Index