Steve Jenkins - I See a Kookaburra!

I See a Kookaburra!

DISCOVERING ANIMAL HABITATS AROUND THE WORLD

Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY BOSTON

For Jamie, Alec, and Page. SJ & RP

Text copyright 2005 by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Illustrations copyright 2005 by Steve Jenkins

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The text of this book is set in Palatino.
The illustrations are collages of cut and torn paper.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jenkins, Steve, 1952
I see a kookaburra!: discovering animal habitats around the world
/ by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-618-50764-7
1. Habitat (Ecology)Juvenile literature. I. Page, Robin, 1957 II. Title.
QH541.14.J44 2005
591.7dc22
2004013188

ISBN-13: 978-0-61850764-1

Designed by Robin Page

Printed in Singapore
TWP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3

Scorching deserts and steamy rain forests, muddy ponds and salty oceansanimals are found almost every place on earth. They thrive in all these habitats because, over many generations, animals adapt. They change their size, shape, and habits to fit different conditions. Where there's not much water, they are able to use every drop. If there are fierce predators on the ground, many animals live in the trees. All over the world, animals have developed different ways of surviving.

Six different parts of the world are shown in this book. Each habitat includes eight of the animals that live there. Just like real animals, they may be difficult to spot at first. See if you can find them all, then turn the page. You can learn more about these animals at the back of the book.

There are thousands of different kinds of ants. They live almost everywhere
on earth and can be found in each of the habitats shown in this book. Along with the
eight animals in each picture, there is an antsomewhere. Can you see it?

In the desert I see...

This desert is in the American Southwest.

...a sharp-eyed kit fox leaving its burrow.

...a longnosed bat sipping nectar from a flower.

...an angry diamondback rattlesnake buzzing a warning.

...a trapdoor spider waiting patiently in its tunnel.

...a tiny elf owl making its nest in a giant cactus.

...a javelina sniffing out tender roots.

...a kangaroo rat bounding over the sand.

...a poisonous Gila monster creeping slowly over the rocks.

In a tide pool I see...

This tide pool is on the southern coast of England.

...a natterjack toad looking like a wet, bumpy rock.

...a stinging anemone hitching a ride.

...a sea star holding tight with all five arms.

...a peacock worm spreading its feathery tentacles.

...a hermit crab looking for a new home.

...a hungry oystercatcher searching for a juicy shellfish.

...a sea urchin, colorful pincushion.

...a poisonous weever fish waiting for its next meal.

In the jungle I see...

This jungle, or rain forest, is in the Amazon River
basin of South America.

...a harpy eagle, the most powerful bird of prey in the world.

...a toucan and its large colorful bill.

...a jaguar with a spotted coat that helps it hide in the forest's dappled light.

...a red-eyed tree frog startling an attacker with its big bright eyes.

...a young emerald tree boa. Born red, it will turn a brilliant green when it grows up.

...a rhinoceros beetle, the world's strongest insect.

...a spider monkey escaping danger by swinging from branch to branch.

... the fierce-looking but timid green iganua.