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32 pp.
| Kingfisher |
August, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7534-6043-6$10.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Kate Sheppard.
This lightweight title is more suited to browsing than research. Written in the style of an advice column, the text supplies a mishmash of facts about such topics as weaverbirds' nests, giraffes' diets, and mackerel schools. The cartoon and collage illustrations are amusing, though the busy layouts make it difficult to know where to focus attention. Glos., ind.