Cover art for Unusual Creatures
Published
Chronicle, September 2014
ISBN
9781452136455
Format
Softcover, 112 pages
Dimensions
27.9cm × 21.5cm

Unusual Creatures A Mostly Accurate Account of Earth's Strangest Animals by

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With humour and flair, Michael Hearst introduces the reader to a wealth of extraordinary life-forms. Which animal can be found at the top of Mount Everest, 10,000 feet under the sea and in your backyard? Which animal poops cubes? Unusual Creatures includes these answers plus hundreds more fascinating facts for curious minds, amateur zoologists and anyone who has ever laughed at a funny-looking animal. Perfect for enthusiastic and reluctant readers alike, in class and at home.

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