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Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom
Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom


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Authors: Jose Aruego, Ariane Dewey
Publisher: Gulliver Books
Category: Book

List Price: $17.00
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 293538

Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9.1 x 0.3

ISBN: 0152021280
Dewey Decimal Number: 577.85
EAN: 9780152021283
ASIN: 0152021280

Publication Date: April 1, 2002
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Product Description
In the animal kingdom, you just can't predict who will be friends with whom. One type of bird baby-sits for newborn crocodiles; there is a beetle that cleans a mouse’s house; and a certain fish leads blind shrimp through underwater traffic. In a world full of predators, the most unlikely creatures form alliances to help each other survive.
Although the ways in which these creatures interact might seem outlandish, their behavior is real animal nature. And kids will love learning about funny and fascinating animal friendships around the globe.



Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A winner   September 7, 2005
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Enough scientific content to be interesting to parents as well as kids, great pictures, well told.


5 out of 5 stars I have some weird friends too.   February 23, 2003
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Did you know that the cattle egret can ride on the back of a rhino to warn it of stalking predators? Or that a particular red ant supplies food to a caterpillar in exchange for its honeydew that they, in turn, eat? I never did either, till I read through this cute, educational book by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey.

Friendship is a common theme among children, so playing up the camaraderie of certain members of the animal kingdom with strike a familiar chord with young readers. The down-to-earth language and charming illustrations perfectly bring together education and entertainment.

There are fourteen descriptive pairs of animals in this book, all with full-page illustrations, and a handy pronunciation key for sounding out some of the trickier names. Just because it's informational, don't think you can't sit down and read this to your little one at a whim. When read from cover to cover it makes a great little story with lots of room for discussion. This would also make a great addition to any school library or classroom.

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