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Animal sidekicks : amazing stories of symbiosis in animals and plants / author: Macken Murphy ; illustrator: Dragan Kordić.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Neon Squid, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781684492015
  • 1684492017
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Heard about the fish that clean shark teeth? Or the frog that lives with a tarantula? Welcome to the weird world of symbiosis-where animals form incredible relationships. Macken Murphy, host of the popular animal podcast Species, introduces his favourite symbiotic relationships in his first kids' nonfiction book, Animal Sidekicks. Along the way he explains the cool science behind the baffling behaviour of some animals-from friendly alliances to pesky parasites. Alongside him, illustrator Dragan Kordic skillfully brings to life head-scratching relationships in nature, including: The crab that wears a sea urchin as a hat The bat that goes to bed inside a plant The warthog that likes a mongoose massage You'll even find out about symbiotic relationships including YOU! (Hint-is your head ever itchy?) By the end of the book you won't look at nature in the same way again!"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
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 591.785 M978 Available 33111010658322
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 591.785 M978 Checked out 07/03/2024 33111010838346
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students

Nominated for the 2025 Charlotte Award

" Excellently illustrated and providing a treasure trove of interesting information about symbiotic relationships ." -- Booklist

Heard about the fish that clean shark teeth? Or the frog that lives with a tarantula? Welcome to the weird world of symbiosis--where animals form incredible relationships.

Macken Murphy, host of the popular animal podcast Species , introduces his favourite symbiotic relationships in his first kids' nonfiction book, Animal Sidekicks . Along the way he explains the cool science behind the baffling behaviour of some animals--from friendly alliances to pesky parasites. Alongside him, illustrator Dragan Kordic skillfully brings to life head-scratching relationships in nature, including:

* The crab that wears a sea urchin as a hat
* The bat that goes to bed inside a plant
* The warthog that likes a mongoose massage

You'll even find out about symbiotic relationships including YOU! (Hint--is your head ever itchy?) By the end of the book you won't look at nature in the same way again!

Subtitle from cover.

Includes index.

"Heard about the fish that clean shark teeth? Or the frog that lives with a tarantula? Welcome to the weird world of symbiosis-where animals form incredible relationships. Macken Murphy, host of the popular animal podcast Species, introduces his favourite symbiotic relationships in his first kids' nonfiction book, Animal Sidekicks. Along the way he explains the cool science behind the baffling behaviour of some animals-from friendly alliances to pesky parasites. Alongside him, illustrator Dragan Kordic skillfully brings to life head-scratching relationships in nature, including: The crab that wears a sea urchin as a hat The bat that goes to bed inside a plant The warthog that likes a mongoose massage You'll even find out about symbiotic relationships including YOU! (Hint-is your head ever itchy?) By the end of the book you won't look at nature in the same way again!"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-10 Neon Squid.

Grades 2-3 Neon Squid.

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