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K-3
Illustrated by
Marc Aspinall.
Thirty-two pages contain a potpourri of facts very loosely grouped (brain, muscles, etc.) on double-page spreads. The tidbits of information are quirky though largely useless. Small details in the bright, amusing cartoon art link spreads: e.g., an arm and hand in a striped shirt on the bottom of one page leads to a girl in the same shirt on the next page.
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K-3
Illustrated by
Marc Aspinall.
Each spread in this book is illustrated with several friendly looking animals on a vibrantly colored background. Small paragraphs as well as curvy strings of text impart random facts about the pictured animals, sometimes grouped together by related characteristics (birds, large mammals, polar animals, etc.) There isn't much substance to the scattershot information, but young trivia buffs will likely be sold.