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Wombats are pretty weird : a [not so] serious guide / Abi Cushman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780063234437
  • 0063234432
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Wombats are elusive, burrowing marsupials. Their teeth never stop growing, they have backwards pouches, and they're the only known animal to have cube-shaped poop. And if you ask their friend Snake, those aren't the only things that are weird about wombats!"-- 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 Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 599.24 C986 Available 33111011075120
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 599.24 C986 Available 33111011305329
Total holds: 0

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Wombats might be pretty weird, but they're pretty awesome, too! Wombats Are Pretty Weird is funny, kid-friendly, and informative, and features sidebars, comic panels, extensive backmatter, and a map. Acclaimed author-illustrator Abi Cushman's nonfiction debut contains everything anyone could ever possibly want to know about wombats!

Wombats are elusive, burrowing marsupials. Their teeth never stop growing, they have backward-facing pouches, and they're the only animal to have cube-shaped poop. And if you ask their snake friend, Joey, those aren't the only things that are weird about wombats!

Abi Cushman's Wombats Are Pretty Weird contains informative, expressive, and funny illustrations, and offers an entertaining blend of narration, sidebars, speech balloons, and dialogue between Joey the snake and the wombats he meets in the wild. A refreshing departure from traditional informational books, Wombats Are Pretty Weird is a child-friendly guide to understanding the weird and wonderful world of wombats.

Features extensive backmatter, including a glossary.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Wombats are elusive, burrowing marsupials. Their teeth never stop growing, they have backwards pouches, and they're the only known animal to have cube-shaped poop. And if you ask their friend Snake, those aren't the only things that are weird about wombats!"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 4-8 Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Grades 2-3 Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

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