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Llamas / Lori MacDhui.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Wild and woollyPublisher: New York : PowerKids Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: 24 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538325315
  • 1538325314
  • 9781538326015
  • 1538326019
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Meet the llama! -- A camel's cousin -- Llama characteristics -- Beasts of burden -- Many uses -- Llama fiber -- Processing the fiber -- Llama behaviors -- Livestock or pets? -- Lovely llamas.
Summary: Llamas have two coats: a soft, insulating undercoat and a coarse, protective outer coat. Both fibers are used in the production of llama wool. In this engaging book, readers will learn about the domestication of llamas, the resources they offer, and how their fiber has been used and produced historically. Readers will gain insight into curricular life science studies by examining real-world examples. Dynamic photographs enhance the book's appealing and accessible content.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 636.2966 M134 Available 33111009341674
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 636.2966 M134 Available 33111009325180
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Llamas have two coats: a soft, insulating undercoat and a coarse, protective outer coat. Both fibers are used in the production of llama wool. In this engaging book, readers will learn about the domestication of llamas, the resources they offer, and how their fiber has been used and produced historically. Readers will gain insight into curricular life science studies by examining real-world examples. Dynamic photographs enhance the book's appealing and accessible content.

Includes index.

Meet the llama! -- A camel's cousin -- Llama characteristics -- Beasts of burden -- Many uses -- Llama fiber -- Processing the fiber -- Llama behaviors -- Livestock or pets? -- Lovely llamas.

Llamas have two coats: a soft, insulating undercoat and a coarse, protective outer coat. Both fibers are used in the production of llama wool. In this engaging book, readers will learn about the domestication of llamas, the resources they offer, and how their fiber has been used and produced historically. Readers will gain insight into curricular life science studies by examining real-world examples. Dynamic photographs enhance the book's appealing and accessible content.

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