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Creepy crawly slime molds / by Ruth Owen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Owen, Ruth, Tell me more!. Science. ; Publisher: [New York] : Ruby Tuesday Books, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781788561747
  • 1788561740
  • 9781788561754
  • 1788561759
Other title:
  • Slime molds
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Let's talk slime! -- What is slime mold? -- Weird and wonderful -- Hungry slime -- A slime mold goes hunting -- Slime mold survival -- Making more slime -- A tiny new slime mold -- Dividing and growing -- Be a slime mold investigator.
Summary: "Some look like dog vomit. Others pretend to be mushrooms. There's even one that grows in the shape of a pretzel. They are creepy, crawly, colorful slime molds and they are living in a backyard, park, or forest near you! These unusual living things ooze over dead leaves and old wood feeding on these substances and acting as one of nature's clean-up crews. And even though a blob of slime mold has no brain, it spreads out tendrils that work as a team telling each other when they find some food. Kids will love discovering all about the lives and life cycles of these real-life, living blobs of slime! Table of contents; Full-color photos; Fast facts; Science project; Glossary words bolded within text; Index"--Provided by the publisher
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 579.52 O97 Available 33111010954531
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Some look like dog vomit. Others pretend to be mushrooms. There's even one that grows in the shape of a pretzel. They are creepy, crawly, colorful slime molds and they are living in a backyard, park, or forest near you! These unusual living things ooze over dead leaves and old wood feeding on these substances and acting as one of nature's clean-up crews. And even though a blob of slime mold has no brain, it spreads out tendrils that work as a team telling each other when they find some food. Kids will love discovering all about the lives and life cycles of these real-life, living blobs of slime! After reading, put your knowledge to the test with a simple science project.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Let's talk slime! -- What is slime mold? -- Weird and wonderful -- Hungry slime -- A slime mold goes hunting -- Slime mold survival -- Making more slime -- A tiny new slime mold -- Dividing and growing -- Be a slime mold investigator.

"Some look like dog vomit. Others pretend to be mushrooms. There's even one that grows in the shape of a pretzel. They are creepy, crawly, colorful slime molds and they are living in a backyard, park, or forest near you! These unusual living things ooze over dead leaves and old wood feeding on these substances and acting as one of nature's clean-up crews. And even though a blob of slime mold has no brain, it spreads out tendrils that work as a team telling each other when they find some food. Kids will love discovering all about the lives and life cycles of these real-life, living blobs of slime! Table of contents; Full-color photos; Fast facts; Science project; Glossary words bolded within text; Index"--Provided by the publisher

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