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Zappa, Marcia

Proboscis Monkeys

(4) K-3 Big Buddy Books: World's Weirdest Animals series. After an introductory chapter cites the featured animal's "weird" cred, two-page chapters provide overviews of each species' habitat, life cycle, behaviors, and diet. A final chapter, "World Wide Weird," addresses humans' impact on the creature and its habitat. The books are formulaic but offer accessible overviews for report writers. A page of "Fast Facts" is appended. Map. Glos., ind. Review covers these Big Buddy: World's Weirdest Animals titles: Echidnas, Elephant Shrews, Flying Squirrels, Proboscis Monkeys, and Star-Nosed Moles.

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