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Exploring Animal Life

This multimedia program is both a curriculum-oriented presentation and an instant encyclopaedia, filled with superb photographs, informative text, exciting videoclips, printable diagrams and illustrations, and lab activities – all on one CD–ROM. It provides a fascinating survey of the major divisions of animal life and their characteristics: sponges, molluscs, insects, arthropods, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals. The program gives students instant access to an extensive library of animal illustrations and diagrams to supplement their textbooks. At the end of each section are over 40 printable laboratory activities and tips to help make your labs and field trips more successful.

Medium: CD-ROM
System requirements: Windows, Macintosh
Price: US$99.95 (single user); US$199.95 (lab pack of 5)