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Ick! : delightfully disgusting animal dinners, dwellings, and defenses / Melissa Stewart.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: National Geographic kidsPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 112 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781426337468
  • 1426337469
  • 9781426337475
  • 1426337477
Other title:
  • Delightfully disgusting animal dinners, dwellings, and defenses
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Contents:
Disgusting dinners -- Disgusting dwellings -- Disgusting defenses.
Summary: "From award-winning author Melissa Stewart comes the grossest journey through the animal world you'll ever take. From ants to zebras, get ready to discover some seriously strange animal behaviors. Slurp up soupy insides with houseflies, spit sticky saliva to build nests with birds, and fend off predators with poop-flinging caterpillars and farting snakes. And that's just the tip of the dung pile! These yucky habits may seem surprising to us, but they're totally normal for these animals. In fact, their survival depends on them."-- Provided by publisher.
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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 591.5 S851 Checked out 05/29/2024 33111010417067
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 591.5 S851 Available 33111009022308
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Animals--they're cute and fluffy, cuddly and puffy, and ... sometimes downright disgusting. Get ready to be totally grossed out as you discover the incredibly icky ways animals eat, make their homes, and defend themselves.

From award-winning author Melissa Stewart comes the grossest journey through the animal world you'll ever take. From ants to zebras, get ready to discover some seriously strange animal behaviors. Slurp up soupy insides with houseflies, spit sticky saliva to build nests with birds, and fend off predators with poop-flinging caterpillars and farting snakes. And that's just the tip of the dung pile! These yucky habits may seem surprising to us, but they're totally normal for these animals. In fact, their survival depends on them.

Snappy text, incredible photography, and more cool features add to the learning fun. Ready to chew some fingernails with cockroaches? Dive into the digusting world of animals!

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-108) and index.

"From award-winning author Melissa Stewart comes the grossest journey through the animal world you'll ever take. From ants to zebras, get ready to discover some seriously strange animal behaviors. Slurp up soupy insides with houseflies, spit sticky saliva to build nests with birds, and fend off predators with poop-flinging caterpillars and farting snakes. And that's just the tip of the dung pile! These yucky habits may seem surprising to us, but they're totally normal for these animals. In fact, their survival depends on them."-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12 National Geographic Kids.

Grades 4-6 National Geographic Kids.

Disgusting dinners -- Disgusting dwellings -- Disgusting defenses.

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