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Why don't jellyfish have brains? : and other odd invertebrate adaptations / Caitie McAneney.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Odd adaptationsPublisher: New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538220399
  • 1538220393
  • 9781538220412
  • 1538220415
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Contents:
Amazing adaptations -- Incredible invertebrates -- Not that brainy -- Death by poison -- Monsters of the deep -- Mind control -- Disguised as droppings -- A bug with no bite -- Super survivors -- Crazy cucumbers -- It grows back! -- Smart spiders -- A tough clam to crack.
Summary: Jellyfish are some of the creepiest creatures out there. They're about 95 percent water and basically evaporate when they wash up on a beach, and, they don't have brains! This absorbing book details how these animals survive without this important organ and other weird facts about the invertebrate world. Even more fascinating than the freaky facts are the eye-catching images that illustrate each crucial concept. Sidebars and graphic organizers present more valuable information.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 593.53 M114 Available 33111009150760
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Jellyfish are some of the creepiest creatures out there. They're about 95 percent water and basically evaporate when they wash up on a beach, and, they don't have brains! This absorbing book details how these animals survive without this important organ and other weird facts about the invertebrate world. Even more fascinating than the freaky facts are the eye-catching images that illustrate each crucial concept. Sidebars and graphic organizers present more valuable information.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Amazing adaptations -- Incredible invertebrates -- Not that brainy -- Death by poison -- Monsters of the deep -- Mind control -- Disguised as droppings -- A bug with no bite -- Super survivors -- Crazy cucumbers -- It grows back! -- Smart spiders -- A tough clam to crack.

Jellyfish are some of the creepiest creatures out there. They're about 95 percent water and basically evaporate when they wash up on a beach, and, they don't have brains! This absorbing book details how these animals survive without this important organ and other weird facts about the invertebrate world. Even more fascinating than the freaky facts are the eye-catching images that illustrate each crucial concept. Sidebars and graphic organizers present more valuable information.

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