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Synopsis
Animal Disguises is about the secret world of animal camouflage. Learn how some animals use disguises to catch their prey while others use camouflage to avoid being eaten. Read about dangerous predators, such as the Bengal tiger, that use camouflage to creep up on their unsuspecting supper. Discover the great lengths to which some prey animals will go to avoid being attacked, even changing their true shape, color, or nature in order to protect themselves. Look at the American fainting goat, which feigns death, or the harmless milk snake, which looks like the poisonous coral snake.
Rosa Roberts - Children's Literature
Common disguises in the animal kingdom are addressed in this animal science book. Animals use their camouflage to help them find a meal or to avoid becoming a meal. For example, there's the eyelash viper that blends in with the bright yellow palm fruits and goats that faint if they feel threatened. A young reader would be entertained by seeing the real pictures and reading about the interesting facts on each animal. The vocabulary for each page is at the bottom of the page, which makes it difficult for the reader to see. This book also has three activities for children to create or follow-up on what they learned. An index is also found at the end of the book. 2004, Kingfisher, Ages 5 to 8.