Weird and Wonderful
Hodder Wayland (Publisher)
Published on 25. August 1999
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-0-7502-0178-0 (ISBN)
Description
Each book in this series aims to capture the young reader's interest and imagination by dealing with especially unusual creatures, chosen for their extraordinary appearance or behaviour, from a specific group of animals. This volume focuses on frogs and toads, not all of which are like the familiar ones seen at the bottom of the garden or near local ponds. It looks at such varied and spectacular creatures as gliding tree frog, the Surinam toad, the spatulate-nosed tree frog and the marsupial frog, all of which have adapted their bodies for particular purposes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
26 colour photographs, glossary, further reading list, index
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 222 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7502-0178-0 (9780750201780)
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Persons
Peter Riley was a science teacher for 25 years, 17 of them as Head of Science. His first book was published in 1981, and he has been a full-time author since 1996, with over 200 books published for children, students and teachers. He is the winner of the prestigious Schoolbook Award for Science in 2000, as well as being shortlisted for the Aventis Science Prize 2004 and nominated for the Educational Resources Award in 2009.
Content
Different sizes; strange shapes; long-jumpers and high-fliers; a bite to eat; disappearing acts; warning colours; serenading; strange places to lay eggs; all change; good fathers; froggy-back rides; underground havens; a watery world.