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035			_a(AEA)4E25DEA9023C41579BD395390ED17021
040			_aAEA _cAEA
050			_aR QH 13 .W364 1992
245		4	_aThe way nature works /
260			_aNew York : _bMacmillan Pub., _cc1992.
300			_a359 p. : _bill. _c30 cm.
520			_aSection 1 & 2 demonstrate the new,dynamic approach ,and the illustrations clearly show the forces that are at work and the effects they cause-within the Earth,at the surface ,in the oceans and in the atmosphere.Section3 examines the rise of life from primitive organisms to present-day species and their extraordinary adaptations.Section 4 ,the reproductive strategies of plants and animals are explained ,and the section includes the elaborate courtship rituals employed by some species.Section 5 deals with the way plants and animals obtain nourishment.Section 6 loooks at the mechanics of animal movement and how they build their homes,including details of the social structures of species that collaborate to build.Section 7 presents the weaponry and tactics employed in the battle between predator and prey.Section 8 reveals the sectres of the acute senses that many animals possesssome of which are unknown in humans-and describes the wide rangwe of techniques they use to communicate with each other.Section 9 looks at global habitats and how different species of plants and animals live and interact.
650			_aNatural history _2sears
650			_aScience _2sears
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