A curious collection of peculiar creatures : an illustrated encyclopedia / Sami Bayly.
"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. |
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Subject: | Animals > Miscellanea > Encyclopedias, Juvenile > Juvenile literature. Animal behavior > Encyclopedias, Juvenile > Juvenile literature. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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 | - |