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What's in a termite mound, a beaver dam, and a wild bees' nest? See the answers for yourself when you explore the animal homes in this amazing book. Through double-page artworks and two stunning gatefolds, many facets of the natural world are revealed in cross-sectional detail. Beaver lodge. Termite city (fungus gardening, fungus comb, the royal cell, termite castes). Tropical riverbank (bats, manatees, river dolphins, fish, caimans, piranhas). Rainforest (smaller creatures, top trees, canopy area, lianas, the Amazon, death of the rainforest, on the ground). Woodland (bears, bird land, litter bugs, owls, squirrels, pigs, the twilight zone, deadly chase). Oak tree. Antarctic life (whales, penguins, krill, antifreeze fish, crabeaters, seals). Arctic life (polar bears, whales, lemming, seals, smaller sea creatures). Rock pool (anemone enemy, hermit crab, jellyfish, seaweed, rock pool fish). Bee nest. American desert (cacti, reptiles, scorpions, desert birds). Pacific ocean (corals).… (more)