Animals at Work: How Animals Build, Dig, Fish and Trap

by Etta Kaner

Book Overview

Did you know that termites build towers as tall as houses? Or that ogre-faced spiders throw net traps over their prey? Whether it's to gather food, build shelter or attract a mate, animals work in unexpected ways. Kids can try activities that demonstrate some surprising animal skills, like blowing bubbles the way a spittlebug does to hide itself from predators. Or mastering the half hitch and running knots that the weaverbird ties (with its feet )...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550746758
• ISBN13: 9781550746754
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.0" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6