| View Larger Image | Sea Otters: A Natural History and Guide | Paperbackby Roy Nickerson (Author), Richard Bucich (Photographer)
| List Price: | $14.95 | |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Chronicle Books | | Page Count: | 96 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 01, 1998 | | Sales Rank: | 665,382th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
Lounging atop a kelp bed, cradling a pup, or plucking morsels from a prickly urchin, sea otters are endearing creatures. SEA OTTERS captures them at their best, tracing their life cycle and behavior, and describing their brush with extinction. Including where to see them in the wild, this book is one of the most charming and complete on the subject. Color photos throughout. |
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