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Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"While on a field trip to the zoo, Buzz and Fly Guy discover the world is filled with weird and unusual animals! From blobfish to naked mole rats, there's plenty for the best friends to explore." -- Amazon.com.
"Fly Guy is buzzing to learn all about the world's weirdest animals!"--
Author
Series
Butt or face? volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Move over, Jeopardy, Family Feud, and The Price Is Right -- this book will be your new favorite laugh-until-your-stomach-hurts family game! In BUTT OR FACE?, weird animals are introduced with a close-up photo. Kids must guess: are they seeing seeing...um...err...the bottom or the top? Readers will learn about animals like Cuban Dwarf Frogs, whose backsides look like a pair of eyes, and the Mary River Turtle, which not only has a unique face, but...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When seeking to understand animals, context is key. Humans have a habit of viewing the animal kingdom through the prism of our own narrow existence. Zoologist and documentary filmmaker Lucy Cooke is fascinated by the myths people create about animals to fill in the gaps in our understanding, and how much they reveal about the mechanics of discovery and the people doing the discovering. In this book she has gathered together the biggest misconceptions...
Author
Series
Butt or face? volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Are you ready for round two of the hilarious guessing game picture book? Discover fascinating facts about animals while guessing if you're looking at a butt or a face! BUTT OR FACE VOLUME 2 continues the delightfully cheeky challenge with a whole new set of animals from all over the world. Examine a close-up photo of an animal and then guess whether you're looking at the top or the...um...bottom. The answer is revealed on the next page with a compete...
9) Actual size
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Discusses and gives examples of the size and weight of various animals and parts of animals.
12) The Unhuggables
Publisher
The Federation
Pub. Date
�1988
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of mammals, insects, and other animals people often fear, dislike, or simply ignore.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that the blue whale, the world's largest animal, is as big as three school buses and weighs as much as twenty-seven elephants? Or that a sea wasp is so poisonous, its venom can kill up to sixty human adults? Can you believe that the silk moth caterpillar's appetite is so enormous that it can eat more that than 1,000 times its weight each day?"--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"A one-of-a-kind treasury of the most strange and fascinating knowledge and lore about animals. Largo tells us their most fascinating secrets and reveals fact after astonishing--and often hilarious--fact about their oddest behavior. Largo also looks at the beasts we created with our imaginations, as well as ones long gone"--
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Describes some of the strangest, slimiest, and ugliest looking animals, including the blobfish, wrinkle-faced bat, and elephant seal. Includes large photographs and relevant information about each animal presented." -- Provided by publisher.
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