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| A Platypus, Probably | 
| Author: Sneed B. Collard
Creator: Andrew Plant
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $6.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 330725
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.2
ISBN: 1570915849
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.29
EAN: 9781570915840
ASIN: 1570915849
Publication Date: June 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
Delightful September 23, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a beautifully illustrated book about one of the most curious creatures in the animal kingdom. The platypus, famous for laying eggs and nursing their young has defied categorization for centuries. This book follows the history and evolution of the platypus and provides a rich description of the animal's lifestyle and life cycle.
An interesting note - platypus are called monotremes, which means an egg laying mammal. That is a catch all because mammalia have to a) have hair on some part of their bodies; b) be warm-blooded and c) give live birth and nurse their young. According to this book, monotremes were the precursor to the modern mammals and only the platypus and 2 kinds of echidnas remain today. Monotremes do not have teats to suckle their young; instead they have 2 milk pouches of skin on their stomachs which drips into the mouths of their young.
This book will undoubtedly delight all ages and has a plethora of very interesting information.
Perfectly odd August 28, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The perfect book for kids who ask, "What is the weirdest animal on earth?" Each two-page layout has larger descriptive text on top, and smaller text with more scientific facts on the bottom. Nice illustrations.
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