Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom

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Item specifics

Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Release Year
2002
ISBN
9780152021283
Category

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0152021280
ISBN-13
9780152021283
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1963671

Product Key Features

Book Title
Weird Friends : Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom
Number of Pages
40 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Science & Nature / Flowers & Plants, Life Sciences / Ecology, Animals / General
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction, Science
Author
Ariane Dewey, Jose Aruego
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
11 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2001-001154
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Kindergarten-Grade 3--An introduction to symbiosis. The rhino and the cattle egret, the blind shrimp and its buddy the goby, and the red phalaropes paired with the sperm whale-in all, 14 relationships are described, and many exotic animals are introduced. Certainly, the tuatara and its helpful pal the sooty shearwater will be new to youngsters. The typeface is large and easy to read, and the text is either black or white, depending on the background; pages are awash with color. The pen-and-ink, gouache, pastel, and watercolor illustrations are cartoonlike and kid-friendly, and anthropomorphism is rampant: zebras look puzzled; a shark looks angry; scared mackerels swim toward the safety of home; a hippo looks content to have oxpeckers land on its back, etc. There is a helpful pronunciation guide, and the page on where to find weird friends suggests that one must travel far and wide to locate them. This book fills a niche.Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI, Sometimes in the wild, animals you might think could hurt each other actually help each other in surprising ways." Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey provide specific examples of these unusual duos with brief text and humorous pen-and-ink, gouache and watercolor illustrations in Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom.
Grade From
Preschool
Grade To
Third Grade
Dewey Decimal
577.8/5
Synopsis
In the animal kingdom, you just can't predict who will be friends with whom. One type of bird baby-sits for newborn crocodiles; there is a beetle that cleans a mouse's house; and a certain fish leads blind shrimp through underwater traffic. In a world full of predators, the most unlikely creatures form alliances to help each other survive. Although the ways in which these creatures interact might seem outlandish, their behavior is real animal nature. And kids will love learning about funny and fascinating animal friendships around the globe.
LC Classification Number
QH548.A78 2002

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