The World of Animals

The Earth's fauna includes over two million species of various animals — from single-celled organisms, which represent the most ancient forms of life on Earth, to the largest living creature on our planet today — the blue whale. This encyclopedia, containing more than three hundred impressive illustrations, presents fascinating facts about the animal kingdom. The three main sections of this edition — "Meeting with Animals," "Everyday Life of Animals," "Habitat" — describe the features of external structure, behavior, and types of adaptation of animals to specific lifestyles, as well as the diversity of animal life in tropical jungles, steppes, and other habitats. Compact descriptions and brief characteristics, collections of the most interesting data and questions will encourage young naturalists to read independently and help them absorb a wealth of captivating information about nature.