| How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships Contributor(s): Page, Robin (Author), Jenkins, Steve (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547245157 ISBN-13: 9780547245157 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Animal Welfare - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Curiosities & Wonders |
| Dewey: 591.785 |
| LCCN: 2009045452 |
| Lexile Measure: 950 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 8.42" W x 11.7" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 136774 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How to Clean a Hippopotamus, a book about animal symbiosis, offers readers a close-up, step-by-step view of nature's fascinating partnerships. Find out why a mongoose comes running when a warthog lies down, how a crab and an iguana help each other out, why ravens follow wolves, and more. Witness the ingenious lifestyles of some of the world's most unusual animal partners in this book of curious biology, a symbiotic collaboration by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jenkins, Steve: - Steve Jenkins has written and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor-winning What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and frequent collaborator, Robin Page. |