| Record Number |
887122 |
| ISBN |
9781922857071 (paperback) |
| Author |
Banfi, Cristina Maria, 1966- author. |
| Title |
The curious world of animals / text by Cristina Banfi ; illustrations by Lorenzo Sabbatini. |
| Publisher/Date |
[Braeside, Victoria] : Five Mile Press, 2022. |
| ©2022 |
| Pagination etc. |
95 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Contents note |
First published in Italian under the title 200 Q&As about animals. |
| Introduction -- Forests and jungles -- Deserts and steppes -- Savannahs and grasslands -- Underwater -- Perennial ice and mountains. |
| Summary Note |
Why do crocodiles cry? Why do gorillas beat their chests? Why do ostriches eat stones? Want to know the peculiar answers to some of these 'why' questions about the animal kingdom? Find all of them (and more!) in this wild collection of 200 funny, surprising and fascinating facts about animals. Complete with colourful illustrations of your favourite creatures, this book is sure to help you learn something new about the strange and wonderful animals that live on our planet. |
| Target audience note |
5-9 years old. |
| Language note |
Translated from the Italian. |
| Subject |
Animals -- Juvenile literature |
| Animal behavior -- Juvenile literature |
| Habitat (Ecology) -- Juvenile literature |
| Added Author |
Sabbatini, Lorenzo, 1968- illustrator. |
| Shelf Location |
J 590 BANF |
