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Author Nicholson, John, 1950-

Title Animal architects / [written and illustrated by] John Nicholson.

Imprint Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2003.

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J 591.564 NICHOLSON    Check Shelf
Description 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Note Ages: 5-8 (information from Yankee vendor slip).
Summary Shells, nests, mounds, bowers, galleries, dens, lodges, and the creative critters that build them are explored in this fascinating introduction to animal habitats. The featured creature carpenters dig, mold, spin, and weave their homes with an intricacy that will fascinate budding zoologists. Children will learn how these industrious animals can even adjust their homes for temperature and comfort; make escape hatches, and store food for their young. Familiar industrious animals such as beavers, prairie dogs, and spiders are included alongside the more exotic wombats, oven birds, and naked mole rats as memorable examples of animals that adapt to their environments and even renovate them. "This book describes the intricate and beautiful structures that animals create, places to live in safely, raise young and store food."--"What this book is about," p. 4.
Note Includes glossary (p. 31).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents Nomads -- Diggers -- Weavers -- Carpenters -- Bricklayers.
Subject Animals -- Habitations -- Juvenile literature.
Animals -- Habitations.
Animals -- Habitations. (OCoLC)fst00809503
Animals -- Habitations -- Juvenile literature.
Genre/Form Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
ISBN 1865089559
9781865089553
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