Platypus

By Sue Whiting

Book Overview

Meet the puzzling platypus A lively narrative and engaging illustrations follow a fascinating creature that defies categorization. There it is, a giant duckbill emerging from a burrow. But this animal has fur -- and walks low to the ground, with claws and a wide, flat tail like a beaver. When it swims, it looks like a miniature crocodile, and when faced with threats, it keeps its snakelike venom at the ready. And did you know that the female platypus lays eggs? Follow a most unusual mammal as it leaves its home and travels through the night, gliding past wallabies and evading a hungry fox -- hurrying, scurrying, always busy, always looking for a meal

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763680982
• ISBN13: 9780763680985
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.9" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 4