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Weird & wild animal facts / Jessica Loy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 35 pages ; color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0805079459 (hardcover)
  • 9780805079456 (hardcover)
Other title:
  • Weird and wild animals facts
Subject(s):
Contents:
Giraffe -- Giant pacific octopus -- Hippopotamus -- Hummingbird -- Jellyfish -- Naked mole rat -- Panamanian golden frog -- Red kangaroo -- Sand tiger shark -- Seahorse -- Tarantula -- Two-toed sloth -- Vulture -- Warthog.
Summary: "There are plenty of books about unusual animals. This is a book about fourteen well-known animals--kangaroos, hippos, giraffes--who all have unusual characteristics. For instance, did you know that a kangaroo's kick can be deadly, that a giraffe can clean its own ears with its tongue, or that a hippo has teeth as long as a child's arm? This accessible book, full of amazing photographs and easy-to-digest factoids, is perfect for animal lovers of all ages."-- Provided by publisher.
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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 590.2 L923 Checked out 06/21/2024 33111007997311
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

There are lots of fascinating animals throughout the world with unusual characteristics. But you may be surprised to learn that many common animals may also have some uncommon characteristics! For example, did you know that:

A giraffe can clean its own ears with its tongue?

Or that a hippo has teeth as long as a child's arm?

So come read facts about fourteen special animals who are less "normal" than we may think at first look.

Giraffe -- Giant pacific octopus -- Hippopotamus -- Hummingbird -- Jellyfish -- Naked mole rat -- Panamanian golden frog -- Red kangaroo -- Sand tiger shark -- Seahorse -- Tarantula -- Two-toed sloth -- Vulture -- Warthog.

"There are plenty of books about unusual animals. This is a book about fourteen well-known animals--kangaroos, hippos, giraffes--who all have unusual characteristics. For instance, did you know that a kangaroo's kick can be deadly, that a giraffe can clean its own ears with its tongue, or that a hippo has teeth as long as a child's arm? This accessible book, full of amazing photographs and easy-to-digest factoids, is perfect for animal lovers of all ages."-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 4-8.

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