Classifying Living Things

A pack of six titles addressing the classification of birds, fish, amphibians, mammals, reptiles and insects in nature.

The volumes are part of a series explaining the concept and need for classification and they explore the key features and characteristics of each classification group.

The author explains how living things within a classification group can be linked by key aspects, such as behaviour, life cycle, appearance and structure.

Each volume starts with an introduction to classification - how classification helps us to group animals (and plants), the systems, such as kingdoms, and the use of scientific and common names.

They then progress into exploring the specifics of a particular class and provide examples from significant orders.

The series will also look at examples which may appear to be, for example birds, but are not really.