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A Polar Bear Can Swim: What Animals Can and Cannot Do
32 pp.
| Viking |
September, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-670-88056-6$$13.89
(3)
K-3Science Easy-to-Read series.
Illustrated by
Emily Bolam.
A polar bear can swim, dive, and sleep curled up, but he can't sleep upside-down; a bat can sleep upside-down, but he can't fly backwards; a hummingbird can fly backwards, though. This series of simple animal facts, illustrated with amiable-looking creatures (on unfortunately thin paper) will prove an entertaining primer for budding naturalists.