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Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do

by Steve Jenkins

Animal features with a purpose

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Animal features with a purpose

An axolotl’s head frills are gills, not feathers—a small correction that opens the door to a broader look at animal adaptations. Organized around questions and answers, the book presents explanations for the distinctive appearances of twenty-five animals, connecting their features to survival. Along the way, it includes facts and visuals about where the animals live and what they eat. The focus is on how an animal’s appearance serves its way of life, rather than on reading human feelings into its face.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children interested in animals and how their bodies work.
  • Young readers who enjoy question-and-answer explanations and visual nonfiction.
  • Families or educators looking for an introduction to animal adaptations, habitats, and diets.

Themes

Animal adaptationsAppearance and survivalAnimal habitats and diets

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Book overview

Dear axolotl: Why do you have feathers growing out of your head? Axolotl: They aren't feathers--they're gills! They let me breathe underwater.
Let's face it. Even as babies, we humans pay close attention to faces. Observing another person's features and expressions tells us whether they are happy, angry, excited, or sad. And when we look at an animal, it's hard not to imagine that its face is communicating human feelings. This isn't true, of course. Squinty eyes, an upturned mouth, or another odd expression is probably there because, in some way, it helps that animal survive. Packed with many cool facts and visuals on where certain animals live and what they eat, this book captures twenty-five humorous--and very true--explanations of why animals look the way they do in order to exist in this world.
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