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Author:

Loy, Jessica, author.

Title:

Weird & wild animal facts / Jessica Loy.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Christy Ottaviano BooksHenry Holt and Company,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

35 pages ; color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Animals--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Children's questions and answers.
Animals--Miscellanea.
Questions and answers.

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.

ISBN:

0805079459 (hardcover)
9780805079456 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2014021236

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)