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A curious collection of peculiar creatures : an illustrated encyclopedia / Sami Bayly.

Bayly, Sami, (author.).

Summary:
"An illustrated encyclopedia of some of the weirdest (but no less wonderful) creatures in the animal kingdom, including facts about each animal's conservation status, diet, strange quirks, and habitat."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781615196937 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1615196935 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 128 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: New York : The Experiment, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in Australia and New Zealand as The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals by Hachette Australia, an imprint of Hachette Australia Pty Limited, in 2019.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Amazon river dolphin -- American manatee -- Antarctic scale worm -- Asian sheepshead wrasse -- Atlantic mudskipper -- Atlantic trumpetfish -- Australian brush-turkey -- Australian ghost shark -- Australian white ibis -- Aye-aye -- Bald-headed uakari -- Black musselcracker -- Black rain frog -- Black snub-nosed monkey -- Blobfish -- Bornean orangutan -- California condor -- Chinese softshell turtle -- Creatonotos gangis -- Fangtooth moray -- Gelada baboon -- Giant anteater -- Goblin shark -- Greater sage grouse -- Hairless Chinese crested dog -- Hammer-headed fruit bat -- Hellbender --Helmeted guineafowl -- Helmeted hornbill -- Humpback anglerfish -- King vulture -- Largetooth sawfish -- Malayan tapir -- Maleo -- Mandrill -- Marabou stork -- Mexican mole lizard -- Monkey slug caterpillar -- Naked mole rat -- North Sulawesi babirusa -- Northern bald ibis -- Northern ground-hornbill -- Ocean sunfish -- Proboscis monkey -- Purple pig-nosed frog -- Red-lipped batfish -- Reticulate stargazer -- Saiga antelope -- Santiago giant tortoise -- Sarcastic fringehead -- Sea lamprey -- Southern cassowary -- Southern elephant seal -- Star-nosed mole -- Surinam toad -- Tardigrade -- Turkey vulture -- Vulturine guinefowl -- Wild turkey.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8 to 14 The Experiment.
Grades 4-6 The Experiment.
Subject: Animals > Miscellanea > Encyclopedias, Juvenile > Juvenile literature.
Animal behavior > Encyclopedias, Juvenile > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Forest City j 590.3 BAYL (Text) 38000000618500 SSQF Main Floor Available -
Mansfield Free Public Library J 590.3 BAY (Text) 31423169 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -


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