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64 pp.
| Simon |
July, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-3276-5$16.99
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4-6Insiders series.
Boldly illustrated with dramatic computer-assisted art and full of information in paragraphs, sidebars, charts, and captions, this book introduces the four main branches of reptiles, then gives specific examples of some of the more noteworthy ones ("Nile Crocodile: Death Roll"). Mostly declarative sentences, sometimes in very small, hard-to-read type, solidly explain the attention-grabbing headings ("Burmese Python: Squeeze Tight"). Glos., ind.