Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers: How Animals Get Their Oxygen (How Nature Works)

by Doug Wechsler

Overview

Spectacular nature photography: Weird and wonderful, as only nature can be!

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780884487746
Publisher:	Tilbury House Publishers
Publication date:	12/07/2021
Series:	How Nature Works Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	96 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

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).