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Like No Other
Earth’s Coolest One-of-a-Kind Creatures
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This fascinating look at thirteen unusual animals, many of them rare or endangered, introduces the remarkable world of monotypic animals—those without any close relatives. One-of-a-kind animals can be as familiar as the platypus or as unfamiliar as the purple frog. These fascinating and mysterious species belong...
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Description
This fascinating look at thirteen unusual animals, many of them rare or endangered, introduces the remarkable world of monotypic animals—those without any close relatives.
One-of-a-kind animals can be as familiar as the platypus or as unfamiliar as the purple frog. These fascinating and mysterious species belong to an exclusive club of living things—those with no close living relatives, making them monotypic species.
Meet more than a dozen of these creatures (including humans!), learn what makes them unique, and explore the relationships among species on the evolutionary tree.
Written by NCTE Orbis Pictus award-winning author Sneed B. Collard III, this fascinating nonfiction picture book is ideal for kids, teachers, and librarians and includes extensive back matter and activities.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781662670077
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 18 June 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Minedition (imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc)
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 251.0mm
Height: 287.0mm
Weight: 482g
Pages: 40
About the Author
Sneed B. Collard III is the author of more than eighty-five books for children. His work has received the Eureka! Nonfiction Silver Medal, the High Plains Books Award, made the Junior Library Guild Selection list, and received many starred reviews from Booklist, School Library Journal, and others. Christopher Silas Neal is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books. Neal's author debut Everyone was praised by Publishers Weekly as "simple, honest, lyrical." His board books Animal Colors and Animal Shapes received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus. He speaks about his books, the art-making process, and his career at schools, conferences, libraries, and book festivals across the country. Neal lives with his wife and two boys in Brooklyn, NY.
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