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Classifying Living Things
Classifying Fish
What makes a fish a fish? How is a herring different from a shark? What is an Atlantic football fish? Classifying Living Things investigates how and why we group animals. Each book focuses on a particular class of living things, looking at the key characteristics that set its members apart from those of other classes. Discover how classes of living things have evolved, and how species have adapted to suit their environments. Find out why certain animals may show some characteristics of a particular class, but actually belong to another. 'Classifying Fish' looks at the amazing class of scaly swimmers. Find out how fish are grouped into orders and how each one is different from the rest. From salmon to skates, from giant whale sharks to tiny gobies, discover what makes fish so special.
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2003
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March 29, 2019
A lot of information, but organized in a very cluttered manner. Each spread has several different photos, plus up to six different text boxes (including the photo captions) that provide disjointed bits of information. I can't imagine any kid retaining much from this book - it just overwhelms. Not a fan.
July 24, 2013
This review is for the whole series.
These books have been the backbone of my classification of animals unit for the last two years. They're structured beautifully, beginning with the taxonomy chart, and then showing the breakdown of the various orders within each class.
The rest of the book then takes a closer look at each of the orders and what makes them different from the other animals in that class.
Plus the pictures are lovely and frequently come with captions containing fun or interesting facts.
Delightful series.
These books have been the backbone of my classification of animals unit for the last two years. They're structured beautifully, beginning with the taxonomy chart, and then showing the breakdown of the various orders within each class.
The rest of the book then takes a closer look at each of the orders and what makes them different from the other animals in that class.
Plus the pictures are lovely and frequently come with captions containing fun or interesting facts.
Delightful series.
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