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Barcode30053003668970
StatusChecked Out
Home LocationParis-Bourbon
Call NoJ 591.75 LEIG
Title The dark! : wild life in the mysterious world of caves / by Lindsey Leigh.
Author Leigh, Lindsey, author, illustrator.
CollectionNEW: Juvenile 500-599
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StatusHome LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc Status
Checked OutParis-Bourbon30053003668970J 591.75 LEIG11/27/2024 Due on 1/5/2025

Catalog Details

Personal Name Leigh, Lindsey, author, illustrator.
Title Statement The dark! : wild life in the mysterious world of caves / by Lindsey Leigh.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Penguin Workshop, 2024.
Physical Description 93 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Content Type still image rdacontent
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
General Note Includes index.
Summary, Etc. "Did you know that some creatures that live in the dark have adapted to have no eyes? Or that some dark dwellers have extra long antennae so they can feel their way around their homes? Have you ever seen a troglobite? There many different types of troglobites, including the fearless waterfall-climbing cave fish, the mutant Mexican tetra, and the mystifying olm. Author and illustrator Lindsey Leigh introduces young readers to some of the weirdest and creepiest critters that thrive in the darkest corners of our planet in her uniquely funny and graphic style. This fact-filled book reveals the different ways that creatures of the dark have adapted to thrive in their environments, including slow movement and loss of pigment in their bodies to blend in with their surroundings. Readers will get to know aquatic cave leeches, tailless whip scorpions, cave beetles, the devil's hole pupfish, worms, salamanders, and all kinds of bats"-- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience Note 4-6 Baker & Taylor
Target Audience Note Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Picture books.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Cave animals Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Cave animals.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Cave animals Behavior.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Cave animals Juvenile literature. Behavior
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Cave ecology Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Cave ecology.
Index Term-Genre/Form Picture books. lcgft

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