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Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers

How Animals Get Their Oxygen
By Doug Wechsler
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;... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers

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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INFORMATION

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

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Doug Wechsler Series: How Nature Works

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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