The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Weird, Wild Names
Author(s): Matthew Murrie; Steve Murrie
Kids love science, kids love animals, and kids love everything - everything - weird. Introducing The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Wild, Wacky Names, a science-based illustrated celebration of creatures notable for their bizarre, baffling, and just-plain-funny names.
Meet the Waxy Monkey Tree Frog, who lives high in the forests of South America - the 'waxy' refers to its skin secretions and the 'monkey' comes from its long, simian fingers, perfect for climbing. The White-Bellied Go-Away Bird - guess what its cry sounds like? Plus the Fried Egg Jellyfish, the Sparklemuffin Peacock Spider, the Bone-Eating Snot Flower Worm, and many more. While the names of these species are undeniably curious, the heart of the book is their just-as-curious habits, appearance, abilities - and the stories of how they acquired their unusual monikers.
There are over 70 creatures in all, brought to life with full-colour illustrations and photographs and detailed, engagingly written text.
Meet the Waxy Monkey Tree Frog, who lives high in the forests of South America - the 'waxy' refers to its skin secretions and the 'monkey' comes from its long, simian fingers, perfect for climbing. The White-Bellied Go-Away Bird - guess what its cry sounds like? Plus the Fried Egg Jellyfish, the Sparklemuffin Peacock Spider, the Bone-Eating Snot Flower Worm, and many more. While the names of these species are undeniably curious, the heart of the book is their just-as-curious habits, appearance, abilities - and the stories of how they acquired their unusual monikers.
There are over 70 creatures in all, brought to life with full-colour illustrations and photographs and detailed, engagingly written text.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
- : Workman Publishing
- : 0.4672
- : 01 May 2020
- : ---length:- '9.488'width:- '7.992'units:- Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Matthew Murrie; Steve Murrie
- : 176
- : 590.1/4
- : English
- : Julie Benbassat
- : Julie Benbassat
- : 2007
- : Paperback