Description |
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
Audience |
Ages 9-14. |
Summary |
Presents the various types of defenses mechanisms used by animals, including the bone spikes of the African hairy frog, the deadly poison of the blue-spotted N. taracua termite, and the hammer-like punch of the peacock mantis shrimp. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR 5.9 1.0 167386. |
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Reading Counts RC 6.4. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-47), filmography (page 47) , and index. |
Contents |
Slip-sliming away -- Concealed weapons -- Toxic bubbles -- Master blasters -- Knockout punch -- Here's blood in your eye -- Of bullies and bait -- Meet my bodyguards. |
Awards |
A Junior Library Guild Selection. |
Subject |
Animal defenses -- Juvenile literature.
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Animal defenses.
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Animals.
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Animal defenses. (OCoLC)fst00809147
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Genre/Form |
Literature. (OCoLC)fst01921716
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Literature.
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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ISBN |
9781467721097 (lib. bdg. ; alk. paper) |
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1467721093 (lib. bdg. ; alk. paper) |
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9781512400007 (paperback) |
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1512400009 (paperback) |
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9781467747660 (eBook) |
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