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Author Silverman, Buffy.

Title Can an old dog learn new tricks? : and other questions about animals / Buffy Silverman ; illustrations by Colin W. Thompson.

Publication Info. Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications, [2010]
©2010

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department  J 590 SILVERMAN    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J590 SIL    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Children's Department  J590 SI3C    Check Shelf
Description 40 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Series Is that a fact?
Is that a fact?
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-39) and index.
Contents Is spider silk really stronger than steel? -- Will a mother bird abandon her babies after a person touches them, because she smells a human scent? -- Are sharks really bloodthirsty killers? -- Can an old dog learn new tricks? -- Do ostriches really hide their heads in the sand? -- Is it true that cats always land on their feet? -- Is it true that bats are blind? -- Is it true that porcupines can throw their quills? -- Is it true that fish don't sleep? -- Do opossums really hang by their tails when they sleep? -- Is it true that the early bird catches the worm? -- Can an alligator really live in the sewer? -- Do lemmings kill themselves by jumping off cliffs? -- Is it true that a worm can grow inside your brain? -- Does a female praying mantis really eat her mate? -- Can a cat "steal" a baby's breath? -- Do camels really store water in their humps?
Summary Presents a variety of common sayings about animals and explains which are fact and which are fable.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.0 1.0 134038.
Subject Animals -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Animals -- Miscellanea.
Children's questions and answers.
Added Author Thompson, Colin W., illustrator.
ISBN 9780822590835 library binding alkaline paper
0822590832 library binding alkaline paper
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