Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers

How Animals Get Their Oxygen

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Doug Wechsler

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Hardback

Series:

How Nature Works

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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.

Author Biography:

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).

Release date Australia

December 21st, 2021

Author

Doug Wechsler

Audience

Children / Juvenile

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color photography

Interest Age

From 8 to 12 years

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Series

How Nature Works

Dimensions

211x264x13

ISBN-13

9780884487722

Product ID

35118049

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