Find out about fish. Do you know how many different types of fish there are, how they catch their food and how they are adapted to live in hot or cold conditions? Discover which fish can swim the fastest, how feamles protect their eggs and why sharks will sink if they stop swimming. This title presents colour panels which list amazing facts alongside a fish scale which shows the size of fish compared to humans. A clear introduction to the important topic of animal classification, this title may be useful for the study of classification in science at Key Stage 2 (7-9 years).

Author Biography

Stephen Savage is a biologist and natural history lecturer. He is also an association member of the Institute of Biologists and an adviser for the British Marine Life Study Society. The consultant, Carol Levick, works in the Education Unit at the Natural History Museum.