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SCIENCE

Wagner, Tricia Martineau

50 Wacky Things Animals Do: Weird & Amazing Animal Facts!

112 pp. | Walter Foster | June, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-63322-295-3 $14.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Carles Ballesteros. Wagner presents fifty unusual (and random) facts about animals. A brief introduction explains that behaviors that seem wacky to us actually help the animals, and this idea is loosely reinforced throughout the text. Each spread also includes a "More About..." paragraph providing additional information about that animal as well as a cartoonish illustration--which emphasizes the silly factor and unfortunately downplays the science.

Reviewer: Janet Dawson