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Text and photographs depict the courtship and sexual behavior of animals including the golden toad, elephant seal, garden spider, and bower bird
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Kindergarten-Grade 4 A hodgepodge of scattered information which is sure to bewilder children. According to the CIP, this is about the ``courtship and sexual be havior of animals,'' but it's highly un likely that the picture book audience will have enough knowledge about re production to understand the mating habits described, and there's not enough information for older children. The text is simply captions for the stunning, full-color photographs. Terms are not defined; organization is loose. A photograph of golden toads is captioned: ``Beneath the water, the fe male toad squeezes out a long string of large eggs. Before these can grow into tadpoles, they must be fertilized by sperm from the male.'' End of ex planation. The next page shows a pho tograph of a golden pheasant; the cap tion reads ``Female animals choose their mates carefully, so the males try hard to impress them.'' Some of the information is fascinating; much of it is either poorly explained or irrele vant. Matchmaking is a mismatch of text, illustrations, and format. Trev Jones, ``School Library Journal ''
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Matchmaking - Oxford Scientific Films
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Putnams Sons, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0399214518
ISBN 13: 9780399214516
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Ed Buryn Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
1st US edition. Color illus of animal courtship displays. Nice bright clean crisp HB copy. 8 x 9-1/4, 32 pp, color photos. Fine unmarked, in Fine unclipped jacket. Hardcover in glossy color-photo boards, in matching jacket. Seller Inventory # 27452
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Matchmaking (Oxford Scientific Films)
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0399214518I3N00
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Matchmaking (Oxford Scientific Films)
Published by
Putnam Juvenile, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0399214518
ISBN 13: 9780399214516
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Walk A Crooked Mile Books, Williamsburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. FIRST U.S. EDITION, SCCARD in DUST JACKET. Solid HARD COVER, 8 by 9 1/4 in., with mild wear. Jacket with mild wear and soiling, looks great in the clear protective covering we have applied. Bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. PREVIOUSLY PRIVATELY OWNED. Great supplementary book for sex education classes.KSC 038622 LOC. Seller Inventory # 038622