| Edition |
First. |
| Description |
154 pages col. ill.; 24 cm. |
| Summary |
"A fascinating compendium featuring over 70 unusual animal species. What's in a name? This lively, illustrated celebration is jam-packed with creatures notable for their bizarre, baffling, and just-plain-funny names. Meet the White-Bellied Go-Away Bird, whose cry sounds like someone screaming, "Go away!" Or the Aye-Aye, whose name means "I don't know" in Malagasy because no one wants anything to do with this bad-luck creature. Some are obvious, if still weird--guess what the Fried Egg Jellyfish looks like. Others sound like an inside joke: It's easy to figure out what was on the taxonomist's mind when he christened a fly he discovered Pieza Pie. Along the way you'll learn all about these curiously named animals' just-as-curious habits, appearances, and abilities"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Ages 7-10 Workman Publishing Co., Inc. |
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Grades 2-3 Workman Publishing Co., Inc. |
| Added Author |
Murrie, Steve, author.
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Benbassat, Julie, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781523508112 (paperback) |
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