Sneed B. Collard III's Most Fun Book Ever About Lizards - Softcover

Collard III, Sneed B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580893252 ISBN 13: 9781580893251

Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2012

Synopsis

Lizards are cool. Literally. They are ectotherms, which means they can’t make their own heat. That’s why you see many types of lizards basking in the sun, seemingly doing nothing at all. That’s the life. But make no mistake, lizards have very busy lives—looking for food and avoiding being food. Popular science writer Sneed B. Collard III gets down and dirty with all kinds of lizards—from your average "Joe Lizard," the western fence lizard, to the impressively large Komodo dragon. In a kid-friendly narrative, Sneed explores many different kinds of lizards, their habitats, defense systems, hunting techniques, and mating rituals. He reveals the exciting life of a lizard—from rappelling from the tops of trees to the forest floor, to dropping off a tail to get away from a predator.

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About the Author:

Sneed B. Collard III has been a biologist and a computer scientist. He's put his knowledge and experience to use by writing more than thirty children's books, including MANY BIOMES, ONE EARTH, BEAKS, and TEETH. He began writing after graduating with honors in marine biology from the University of California at Berkeley. After earning his master’s in scientific instrumentation at the University of California at Santa Barbara, he continued to hone his craft while serving as a computer consultant for biologists. He lives in Missoula, Montana.

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So Many Lizards, So Little Information
 
            Most people don’t know very much about lizards. This seems odd when you consider that lizards—or saurians, as they are sometimes called—are the most common reptiles on the planet. According to the German Herpetological Society’s TIGR Reptile Database (www.reptile-database.org), scientists have described more than five thousand species of lizards—more than all other reptiles combined.
            So why don’t people know much about lizards? Maybe we don’t bother learning about them because lizards can’t win football games or help us with our homework. Maybe lizards are so common we simply overlook them. But maybe, just maybe, we don’t know about lizards because most of us have never had the chance to. . . .
Meet Joe Lizard

About this edition

• Publisher: Charlesbridge
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1580893252
• ISBN 13: 9781580893251
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48