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Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers
How Animals Get Their Oxygen
Series: How Nature Works
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Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers explores a question unasked by any other book for young readers: What can we learn about nature and evolution from the bizarre and exotic ways some animals have evolved to get life-giving oxygen? An inquiry-based book designed to stimulate active minds;...
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Spectacular nature photography: Weird and wonderful, as only nature can be!
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Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers explores a question unasked by any other book for young readers: What can we learn about nature and evolution from the bizarre and exotic ways some animals have evolved to get life-giving oxygen?
An inquiry-based book designed to stimulate active minds; a STEM standout from a celebrated nature photographer and writer.
Series: How Nature Works
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Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers
Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers explores a question unasked by any other book for young readers: What can we learn about nature and evolution from the bizarre and exotic ways some animals have evolved to get life-giving oxygen? An inquiry-based book designed to stimulate active minds; a STEM standout from a celebrated nature photographer and writer.Hardback$3599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers
Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers explores a question unasked by any other book for young readers: What can we learn about nature and evolution from the bizarre and exotic ways some animals have evolved to get life-giving oxygen? An inquiry-based book designed to stimulate active minds; a STEM standout from a celebrated nature photographer and writer.Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780884487722
Publisher: Tilbury House,U.S.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 27 May 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Tilbury House,U.S.
Illustration: color photography
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 211.0mm
Height: 264.0mm
Weight: 382g
Pages: 48
About the Author
Doug Wechsler, a biologist, has studied wildlife in the Brazilian Amazon and as a park ranger and naturalist. For 28years he curated the largest collection of bird photographs in the world for the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. He has researched hummingbirds and flycatchers in Costa Rica and photographed birds in tropical forests around the world. His wildlife books for young readers include The Hidden Life of a Toad (multiple starred reviews; multiple awards including 2018 Gryphon Award; Correll Book Award; Green Earth Book Award; and AAAS/Subaru Longlist), Marvels in the Muck (Smithsonian Notable Books for Children),and Frog Heaven (2008 AAAS/Subaru Longlist; Society of School Librarians International Honor Book).
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Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers
Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers explores a question unasked by any other book for young readers: What can we learn about nature and evolution from the bizarre and exotic ways some animals have evolved to get life-giving oxygen? An inquiry-based book designed to stimulate active minds; a STEM standout from a celebrated nature photographer and writer.Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
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