Amazing Animals: The Remarkable Things That Creatures Do
Did you know that the oldest insect lived more than 350 million years ago? That’s more than 100 million years before the dinosaurs! Did you know that a slug has three noses, an octopus has three hearts, and that an earthworm has no eyes, no nose, no ears, and no lungs, but it has five hearts?By...
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Did you know that the oldest insect lived more than 350 million years ago? That’s more than 100 million years before the dinosaurs! Did you know that a slug has three noses, an octopus has three hearts, and that an earthworm has no eyes, no nose, no ears, and no lungs, but it has five hearts?By compiling facts that astound her and whet her own curiosity, Margriet Ruurs encourages young readers to observe the natural world around them and to share her sense of wonder and respect for it.With stunning art and bright, brief text, Amazing Animals is a perfect introduction to a host of creatures – many of them endangered. Margriet Ruurs’ books, including A Mountain Alphabet, When We Go Camping, and In My Backyard are always irresistible invitations to marvel at the animals with which we share the world.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780887769733 (088776973X)
Publish date: March 8th 2011
Publisher: Tundra Books
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
My niece, nephew, and I enjoyed this book. We all like learning about animals, and there were several interesting facts presented in this book that were new to us. As Peacegal noted in her review, however, there were many animal facts that were already well known to the kids (and my nephew is only...
An informative and attractively illustrated look at the unique ways in which various species communicate, reproduce, navigate, defend themselves, etc. Good introduction for younger readers.
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