How to use Wildlife of the World Encyclopedia. Reference and Online Services.

1. How to use:
Smithsonian’s
Wildlife of the
World
Encyclopedia
By Hannah Marschall
30 October 2017

2. Have you ever wondered…
• Which animals live in the North America?
• … the Gobi Desert?
• In which environment do wolves live?
• Which animals are poisonous?
• Which animals are vegetarians or carnivores?
Then this book is for you!

3. Where to find this book
Wildlife of the World
Fox Lake District Library
Children’s Department
Shelf: Juvenile Reference
Call Number: J REF 591 WIL

4. Where to start
The book is divided by continent
which are represented by different
colors to make for easy searching.
For example to find animals living in
Asia look for the orange pages.

5. How facts are displayed
Wildlife of the World
makes facts easy to
find by providing data
panels for each
animal. In these data
panels you can find
the animals average
weight, diet, habitat
information, etc.

6. North American Section
Each continents section
begins with a map and an
overview of the habitat.

7. Animals are
easy to browse
using the color
coding.

8. The Index
Use the index to find something specific.

9. For Example
If you were
looking for
animals that
were poisonous
look under the
“P” section in
the index.

10. Under the “P”s
we find
“Poisons” with
many different
animals listed
along with
page numbers.
The “Duck-
billed
platypus” on
page 336 is
listed under
“poisons”.

11. Page 336 – Duck-billed Platypus

12. Search the page for the
information you are seeking
This page tells us more
about what makes the
Duck-billed platypus
poisonous.

13. Search by Animals Kingdom
You can also search for animals by Animal Kingdom.
Including mammals…

14. Birds

15. Reptiles

16. Amphibians

17. Fish

18. and Invertebrates.

19. Glossary
Don’t know the meaning of a word?
Search for it’s definition in the glossary.

20. Or just browse

21. Ask a Librarian
If you have more questions visit the
Children’s reference desk.