Amazing Animal Tool-Users and Tool-Makers (Animal Scientists) - Softcover

Gray, Leon

9781491469941: Amazing Animal Tool-Users and Tool-Makers (Animal Scientists)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1491469943 ISBN 13: 9781491469941

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2015

Many types of animals use tools to find food, build a home, and defend themselves. Chimps use sticks to get grubs from small holes or honey from beehives. Sea otters crack open clams on rocks. Tailorbirds ‘stitch’ their nests with spider silk, while bowerbirds collect bright objects to decorate their nests.

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Book Description:

An introductory looks at the topic of the book. Each book then considers three or four main subjects. A section opener sets the scene, and case study spreads focus on one animal or group of animals and looks at what the animals need, the challenges of their environment, and how the animals meet those challenges. ‘Copycat’ boxes highlight human designs that are based on or use the same principles as those in the animal world. ‘Wow!’ boxes have amazing facts

About the Author:

Leon Gray is a highly experienced children's book author who has written titles on many subjects, from science and geography to world issues. Before becoming an author, he worked in book publishing in London. Leon now lives in Scotland and is married with three children.

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