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30053003668970
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J 591.75 LEIG
Title
The dark! : wild life in the mysterious world of caves / by Lindsey Leigh.
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Leigh, Lindsey, author, illustrator.
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30053003668970
J 591.75 LEIG
11/27/2024
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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
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volume rdacarrier
General Note
Includes index.
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"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.
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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
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Cave ecology Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
Cave ecology.
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Picture books. lcgft
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