Dog by Juliet Clutton-Brock
	List Price:   $16.99 Unit Price:   $13.59 You Save:   $3.40 (20%) ISBN-10:   0756606780 ISBN-13:   9780756606787 Publisher:   DK Publishing, Inc. Series:   DK Eyewitness Books Ser. Category:   Animals/Creatures, Picture Books Pub. Date:   August 2004 Pages:   72 Format:   Hardcover
Subjects
DOGS_JUVENILE LITERATURE DOGS
Description/Notes
New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the fascinating world of the entire dog family. Superb real-life photographs of dogs, wolves, jackals and foxes offer a unique 'eyewitness' view of the natural history and evolution of the dog family, highlighting the many ways in which they have helped people throughout history. See the oldest-known remains of a domestic dog, an amazing tree-climbing fox, a rare golden jackal, a howling wolf, how a dog swims, a fox with bat ears, and a husky in sled harness. Learn why dogs and wolves hunt in packs, how dogs 'talk' with ears and tails, the basics of looking after a pet dog, and how dogs were once used to sniff out truffles. Discover how special breeds of domestic dog have developed, the hierarchy of the wolf pack, how dogs were specially taught to help humans, why a hyena is not a dog, which members of the dog family are threatened with extinction, and much, much more! See the oldest-known remains of a domestic dog, an amazing tree-climbing fox, a rare golden jackal, a howling wolf, how a dog swims, a fox with bat ears, and a husky in sled harness. Learn why dogs and wolves hunt in packs, how dogs 'talk' with ears and tails, the basics of looking after a pet dog, and much, much more.