The Random House Book of 1,001 Questions and Answers About Animals

An amazing, fully illustrated collection of animal facts teaches young readers everything they ever wanted to know about insects, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals

Grade 3 Up-- This oversized, fascinating browsing item is along the lines of a giant natural science smorgasbord. Of little use for project work or research assignments because of its "grab-bag" composition, it is a jam-packed compendium of oddities, facts, and figures about the animal world, including a few mentions of humankind, but dealing in the main with birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. Each chapter is made up of a cluster of questions related to a particular branch of the animal world, e.g., "What is the difference between horns and antlers?," "How big is a giant earthworm?," or "What is a monotreme?," each answered in a brief paragraph immediately below the question and frequently accompanied by a full-color illustration. The general effect is similar to that of a junior illustrated encyclopedia: bright, readable, and very much to the point. A further section of questions, without illustration, is arranged not by animal type but under the six categories of questions in dicated. A collection of disconnected miscellanea, this book provides no avenue for systematic research, but it will entertain and suggest areas of interest to readers intrigued by curiosities and wonders. --Joan McGrath, Education Centre Library, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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