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Friend or foe : the whole truth about animals people love to hate / written by Etta Kaner ; illustrated by David Anderson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Toronto, ON ; Berkeley, CA : Owlkids Books Inc., [2015]Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781771470643
  • 177147064X
Subject(s):
Contents:
Oh, rats! Public enemy #1 -- Cockroaches -- Get rid of them! -- Snakes: silent and deadly -- Leaches suck -- Bats -- Creatures of the dark -- AAH! SHARKS! -- Spiders: scary, sneaky, and spooky -- The big bad wolf -- Mosquitoes -- Small but deadly -- Here come the vultures! -- Animals are just doing their thing.
Summary: Takes a close look at what we dislike about each of 10 unpopular animals, and then presents the flip side: these very same animals are often smart, helpful to humans and the environment, or inspiring to scientists.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 590.12 K16 Available 33111008087427
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Rats, mosquitoes, bats, cockroaches, leeches, vultures -- it's easy to fear and despise them. But are they all bad? You probably know that rats destroy food supplies and can cause house fires when they gnaw on electrical wires, but did you know their supersensitive noses can help detect tuberculosis or even land mines?

Are these conventionally icky critters really public enemies, or do they have merits worth appreciating? Friend or Foe takes a close look at what we dislike about each of 10 unpopular animals, and then presents the flip side: these very same animals are often smart, helpful to humans and the environment, or inspiring to scientists.

After each pair of polarizing spreads, readers are asked to decide for themselves if the animal is friend or foe. Fascinating research and anecdotes, fun design inspired by propaganda posters, and playful use of persuasive language and point of view make Friend or Foe an engaging read that will leave readers reconsidering common perceptions.

Informational text features: table of contents, headings and labels, index

Includes bibliographic references and index (page 48).

Takes a close look at what we dislike about each of 10 unpopular animals, and then presents the flip side: these very same animals are often smart, helpful to humans and the environment, or inspiring to scientists.

Oh, rats! Public enemy #1 -- Cockroaches -- Get rid of them! -- Snakes: silent and deadly -- Leaches suck -- Bats -- Creatures of the dark -- AAH! SHARKS! -- Spiders: scary, sneaky, and spooky -- The big bad wolf -- Mosquitoes -- Small but deadly -- Here come the vultures! -- Animals are just doing their thing.

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