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Inside animals, Barbara Taylor ; [illustrated by] Margaux Carpentier

eng

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Inside animals

Barbara Taylor ; [illustrated by] Margaux Carpentier

Did you know that a frog can stop its heart from beating? Or that an elephants tooth is heavier than a brick? Or that the brain of an ostrich is smaller than its eyeball? In this book, there are 21 cross-sections that show how skeletons, organs, nerves and muscles fit together inside creatures from across the globe. Animals can have some body parts in common with us humans, such as the brain, heart and lungs - but each creature has its own unique body to help it survive and thrive in the wild. This means that there are all kinds of weird and wonderful organs and senses in the animal kingdom, such as the honey stomach in a honeybee or the ink sac of an octopus. Prepare to be dazzled as you discover incredible information to wow your family and friends with

juvenile

Inside animals, the brilliant and bizarre bodies of beasts big and small