How Nature Works #00: Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers

- Titles in the Series -

Blowholes, Book Gills, and Butt-Breathers: How Animals Get Their Oxygen
Catching Air: Taking the Leap with Gliding Animals
Don't Mess with Me: The Strange Lives of Venomous Sea Creatures
Extreme Survivors: Animals That Time Forgot
One Iguana, Two Iguanas: A Story of Accident, Natural Selection, and Evolution

- Reviews -

In surveying select ways to breathe, from the book gills of horseshoe crabs to the "butt snorkels"of hoverfly larvae and the elephant' s "versatile schnozzola," not only does Wechsler suggest the amazing range of ways animals have adapted to diverse habitats, he underscores the central importance of oxygen to all the life on our planet. Sidebars under the rubric "How Science Works" expand his airy but accurate observations with, for example, a list of nine things those elephant schnozzolas can do besides breathe, or why gills work best in water. Even better, in the generous set of outstanding nature photos and graphic images, viewers can see for themselves the special organs that expedite circular breathing in birds, tubes that carry air to all the inner parts of a grub' s body thanks to "the miracle of the spiracle," and how a snake' s windpipe stays open while prey is going down whole. All in all, a breath of fresh air for stale science shelves. --John Peters "Booklist" (11/29/2021 12:00:00 AM)

- Author Bio -

Doug Wechsler, a biologist, has studied wildlife in the Brazilian Amazon and as a park ranger and naturalist. For 28years he curated the largest collection of bird photographs in the world for the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. He has researched hummingbirds and flycatchers in Costa Rica and photographed birds in tropical forests around the world. His wildlife books for young readers include The Hidden Life of a Toad (multiple starred reviews; multiple awards including 2018 Gryphon Award; Correll Book Award; Green Earth Book Award; and AAAS/Subaru Longlist), Marvels in the Muck (Smithsonian Notable Books for Children),and Frog Heaven (2008 AAAS/Subaru Longlist; Society of School Librarians International Honor Book).

- Full Details -

Status:	Active
ISBN-13:	9780884487722
Published:	21 Dec 2021
Published In:	United States
Imprint:	Tilbury House US
Publisher:	Tilbury House US
Format:	Hardback
Height:	264mm
Width:	211mm
Spine:	13mm
Weight:	382g
Pages:	48

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