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| View Larger Image | A Platypus, Probably
by Sneed B. Collard
by Andrew Plant
| | List Price: | $6.95 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 573551 | | Studio: | Charlesbridge Publishing | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Reading Level: | Ages 4-8 | | Number Of Pages: | 32 | | Publication Date: | December 31, 1969 | | Publisher: | Charlesbridge Publishing |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 2 reviews)
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Delightful 
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.
September 23, 2006 | |
Perfectly odd
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.
August 28, 2005 | |
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