Family Trees - Group 2

People have always looked for ways to make sense of the world around them. Taxonomy--the science of classifying animals, plants, and the other organisms based on their traits and relationships to one another--was developed to understand the diverse life-forms on our planet. Creatures as tiny as a microscopic amoeba or as large as a 5-foot, 400-pound mountain gorilla have been classified by taxonomists and are discussed in the Family Trees series. From kingdom to species, the series...
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People have always looked for ways to make sense of the world around them. Taxonomy--the science of classifying animals, plants, and the other organisms based on their traits and relationships to one another--was developed to understand the diverse life-forms on our planet. Creatures as tiny as a microscopic amoeba or as large as a 5-foot, 400-pound mountain gorilla have been classified by taxonomists and are discussed in the Family Trees series. From kingdom to species, the series examines physical traits, adaptations diets, habitats, and life cycles of the different taxonomic groups. The books include taxonomic charts (family trees), full-color illustrations, charts and tables, sidebars, a glossary, and lists of helpful resources. Striking photographs help to illustrate the immense variety in the size, shape, color, and behavior of Earth's many living things and humankind's relationship to them.