Unusual creatures : a mostly accurate account of some of the Earth's strangest animals / by Michael Hearst ; illustrations by Jelmer Noordeman.
| Author/creator |
Hearst, Michael, 1972- |
| Other author/creator | Noordeman, Jelmer, illustrator. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | San Francisco : Chronicle Books, ©2012. |
| Description | 109 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Axolotl -- Aye-Aye -- Bar-headed goose -- Barking spider -- Bee hummingbird -- Bilby -- Blobfish -- Blue-footed booby -- Cantor's giant soft-shelled turtle -- Chinese giant salamander -- Dugong -- Echidna -- Elephant shrew -- Flying snake -- Giant anteater -- Giant gippsland earthworm -- Giraffe-necked weevil -- Glass frog -- Great hornbill -- Guineafowl pufferfish -- Hagfish -- Hammer-headed bat -- Honey badger -- Horned puffin -- Humpback anglerfish -- Jesus Christ lizard -- Komodo dragon -- Leafy sea dragon -- Long-eared jerboa -- Magnapinna squid -- Mimic octopus -- Narwhal -- Olm -- Pea frog -- Pink fairy armadillo -- Platypus -- Pygmy marmoset -- Saddleback caterpillar -- Sea pig -- Slow loris -- Solenodon -- Star-nosed mole -- Tapir -- Tardigrade -- Texas horned lizard -- Three-toed sloth -- Tiburonia granrojo -- Weddell seal -- Wombat -- Yeti crab. |
| Abstract | This book introduces the reader to a wealth of extraordinary life forms. From the top of Mt. Everest to 10,000 feet under the sea, fascinating animals are everywhere. A basilisk that can run on water, an octopus that can mimic other animals, a fish that defends itself with slime and ties itself in a knot to wipe the slime away ... plus dozens more! |
| LCCN | 2011048646 |
| ISBN | 9781452104676 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1452104670 (alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 590 H3514U | ✔ Available | Place Hold |