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I wonder why camels have humps : and other questions about animals / Anita Ganeri.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: I wonder why (New York, N.Y.)Publisher: New York : Kingfisher, 2023Copyright date: 2012Edition: 2023 editionDescription: 31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0753479303
  • 9780753479308
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Contents:
Which is the biggest animal? -- What's the difference between sharks and dolphins? -- What's the difference between-- frogs and toads? -- --and alligators and crocodiles? -- --and monkeys and apes? -- --and rabbits and hares? -- Why do animals have skeletons inside their bodies? -- Which animals have skeletons on the outside? -- Why do camels have humps? -- Why do elephants have trunks? -- Why do giraffes have long necks? -- Which bird has eyes in the back of its head? -- How do bats see in the dark? -- Which animals smell with their tongues? -- Why are zebras striped? -- Why do leopards have spots? -- Which animal changes color? -- Why are flamingos pink? -- Why do birds have feathers? -- Which bird can fly backward? -- Why can't penguins fly? -- Which frogs can fly? -- Which animals can walk upside down? -- Which fish can climb trees? -- How high can a kangaroo hop? -- How fast can a cheetah run? -- Which animal has an extra hand? -- How many ants can an anteater eat? -- Which animal uses its finger as a fork? -- Which is the greediest animal? -- Which animals shoot their food? -- Which animals drink blood? -- Which birds use fish bait? -- Why do opossums play dead? -- Which is the smelliest animal? -- Which is the prickliest animal? -- Do animals kill people? -- Are all snakes poisonous? -- Are all sharks dangerous?
Summary: Answers questions about animals such as why animals eat each other, how long animals live, and what animals do at night.Summary: Addresses such questions about animals as why camels have humps, how bats see in the dark, and why birds have feathers.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The bestselling I Wonder Why series has the answers to all the questions you've ever wanted to ask about the natural world, history, space, and more!

What do all birds have in common? Why do leopards have spots? Which fish can climb trees? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this fascinating question-and-answer book all about animals. Information is presented in bite-sized nuggets, making it ideal for reading aloud.

Vibrant illustrations by Gareth Lucas bring the animal kingdom to life, including tigers, zebras, alligators, and more! This is the idea book for young animal lovers.

Other titles in the I Wonder Why series include The Sea Is Salty , The Sun Rises and Stars Twinkle .

Originally published: 1993.

Includes index.

Answers questions about animals such as why animals eat each other, how long animals live, and what animals do at night.

Addresses such questions about animals as why camels have humps, how bats see in the dark, and why birds have feathers.

Which is the biggest animal? -- What's the difference between sharks and dolphins? -- What's the difference between-- frogs and toads? -- --and alligators and crocodiles? -- --and monkeys and apes? -- --and rabbits and hares? -- Why do animals have skeletons inside their bodies? -- Which animals have skeletons on the outside? -- Why do camels have humps? -- Why do elephants have trunks? -- Why do giraffes have long necks? -- Which bird has eyes in the back of its head? -- How do bats see in the dark? -- Which animals smell with their tongues? -- Why are zebras striped? -- Why do leopards have spots? -- Which animal changes color? -- Why are flamingos pink? -- Why do birds have feathers? -- Which bird can fly backward? -- Why can't penguins fly? -- Which frogs can fly? -- Which animals can walk upside down? -- Which fish can climb trees? -- How high can a kangaroo hop? -- How fast can a cheetah run? -- Which animal has an extra hand? -- How many ants can an anteater eat? -- Which animal uses its finger as a fork? -- Which is the greediest animal? -- Which animals shoot their food? -- Which animals drink blood? -- Which birds use fish bait? -- Why do opossums play dead? -- Which is the smelliest animal? -- Which is the prickliest animal? -- Do animals kill people? -- Are all snakes poisonous? -- Are all sharks dangerous?

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