Creepy Crawlies

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Boyds Mills Press, 2006 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages
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Creepy, crawly creatures are brought to life through fun facts and vibrant, realistic illustrations. Naturalist Hans Post explores in tremendous detail the complex worlds of dozens of insects, birds, mice, and other tiny critters with which we share our planet. In Creepy Crawlies he presents the life, behavior, and physical characteristics of one creature on each page, while also imparting his passion for the preservation and protection of their natural world.

 

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CREEPY CRAWLIES

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A young cat's idle tour of her house and yard draws together this introduction to the flies, fleas, mice, roaches, earwigs, birds and other common domestic denizens she—and readers—might encounter ... Read full review

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TitleCreepy Crawlies
AuthorHans Post
Illustrated byIrene Goede
Editionillustrated
PublisherBoyds Mills Press, 2006
ISBN1932425659, 9781932425659
Length32 pages
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Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General
  
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