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Author: Lee Ann Landstrom
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9780878424740
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Relates facts about unusual behaviors exhibited by different animals, and explains the reasons for these actions.
Author: Lee Ann Landstrom
Publisher: Turtleback
Published: 2003-06-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780613871907
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Did you know that honey is really bee barf? That grizzly bears sometimes eat rotting meat? Or that turkey vultures poop on their own feet? "Nature's Yucky uses kids' natural fascination with the stinky, the gross, and the icky to help them learn more about wild animals and why critters behave as they do.
Author: Jerry Pallotta
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Published: 2016-12-06
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 163289551X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Find out why boa constrictors swallow their meals whole, learn why gila monster's tails are so fat, and meet a lizard that is larger than most people. As young readers turn the pages of this beautifully illustrated book, they will find that reptiles aren't really so "yucky." In fact, reptiles are among nature's most exotic and intriguing animals. Jerry Pallotta's well-researched text and Ralph Masiello's vivid illustrations will enthrall young and not-so-young readers alike.
Author: Vivian French
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2021-05-04
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 1536221120
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“Vivian French tells a gardening adventure and offers underground facts, including helpful hints on how to become a ‘wormologist.’ “ — USA Today Who would want to be friends with a wiggly, slimy worm? You can’t even tell which end is which! But there’s more to these lowly creatures than meets the eye. Kids are invited to find out where worms live, see how they move, and understand why gardeners consider them friends with the help of this humorous and informative look at an unappreciated — and fascinating — creature. Back matter includes further information about worms and an index.
Author: Lee Ann Landstrom
Publisher: Mountain Press
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780878426010
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Did you know that white-tailed bucks eat the bloody velvet shed from their antlers? Or that bobcats use their tongues as toilet paper? Or that leopard frogs barf so hard their stomach comes out of their mouth? Nature�s Yucky! 3, the third installment in the Nature�s Yucky! series, dishes up the disgusting-yet-fascinating explanations for these odd behaviors as well as those of thirteen other denizens of the eastern United States. The book�s dazzling full-color illustrations and writing that begs to be read out loud will mesmerize younger children, whereas in-depth information in the �More Fun Facts� appendix will grab the attention of older children and adults. All readers will enjoy the bird-poop caterpillar pretzels that can be made from the included recipe. Nature may be yucky, but Nature's Yucky! 3 illuminates how the nauseating traits of animals help make the natural world a diverse and interesting place.
Author: Lee Ann Landstrom
Publisher: Nature's Yucky
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780878425297
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Describes unusual behaviors or characteristics of desert-dwelling animals and explains how these adaptations allow the animals to live in such a harsh environment.
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2006-11-30
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0313090580
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries, Action and Innovation, and All Things Gross. Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians.
Author: Tom J. Ulrich
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780878421695
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For the hiker, traveler, or kitchen-window bird-watcher. This book covers the northern Rockies from Alberta to Wyoming. More than 220 color photographs illustrate descriptions of 170 bird species. Includes tips for observing and photographing birds.
Author: Bert Wilberforce
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Published: 2017-12-15
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 1538209446
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Everyone finds some kind of food distasteful. That might be broccoli for some or olives for others. This book puts those foods into perspective, and young readers will eat it up. They'll learn that bird parents will do anything to bring their chicks the nutrition they need and in a form they can ingest. That sometimes means chicks eat vomit. The accessible text explains this "fowl" behavior as well as other captivating facts that will motivate even reluctant readers."
Author: Karen Shragg
Publisher: Mountain Press
Published: 2023
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780878427109
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Did you know. . . that California Halibuts, those silly looking, sideways swimming sand dwellers, have one eye that moves to the other side of their heads? Eeewww!! That's Yucky! But hey, it's okay. Just imagine if it weren't that way! The authors go on to explain the benefits of having two eyes on one side if you happen to live at the bottom of the sea. Nature's Yucky 4 highlights creepy behaviors and disgusting facts about 16 creatures of the sea and seashore, including lightning whelks, sharknose gobies, and donkey dung sea cucumbers. Younger children will love having the book read aloud to them with its alliteration and repeating refrain, while older children and adults will appreciate the in-depth information contained in the Fun Facts section. The most yucky information in the book, however, is the discussion about plastic in the world's oceans and its effect on sea turtles, dolphins, and other creatures. Readers of the Nature's Yucky series will revel in the disgusting slime of the Pacific Hagfish and then go on to save the planet"--
