Author: John Courter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781462829521
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Author: Eric Braun
Publisher: Black Rabbit Books
ISBN: 9781644663295
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Pairing two very unlike animals together for an imaginary fight, this book has readers comparing and contrasting the features of cheetahs and tortoises. Climb into the ring, and put some of your favorite animals and plants to the test. Could a tiny beetle be stronger than a huge elephant? Could a rhino win against a T. rex? These books pair two very unlike animals or plants together for an imaginary fight. Readers will have to compare and contrast the features to decide what wins.

Author: Mbulelo Mzamane
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975708804
Category : Cheetah
Languages : en
Pages : 22

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Author: Donald C. Jackson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674264673
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Trundling along in essentially the same form for some 220 million years, turtles have seen dinosaurs come and go, mammals emerge, and humankind expand its dominion. Is it any wonder the persistent reptile bested the hare? In this engaging book physiologist Donald Jackson shares a lifetime of observation of this curious creature, allowing us a look under the shell of an animal at once so familiar and so strange. Here we discover how the turtle’s proverbial slowness helps it survive a long, cold winter under ice. How the shell not only serves as a protective home but also influences such essential functions as buoyancy control, breathing, and surviving remarkably long periods without oxygen, and how many other physiological features help define this unique animal. Jackson offers insight into what exactly it’s like to live inside a shell—to carry the heavy carapace on land and in water, to breathe without an expandable ribcage, to have sex with all that body armor intervening. Along the way we also learn something about the process of scientific discovery—how the answer to one question leads to new questions, how a chance observation can change the direction of study, and above all how new research always builds on the previous work of others. A clear and informative exposition of physiological concepts using the turtle as a model organism, the book is as interesting for what it tells us about scientific investigation as it is for its deep and detailed understanding of how the enduring turtle “works.”

Author: Mike Wohnoutka
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1681196352
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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For fans of Penguin and Pinecone, this adorable new duo will warm your heart and tickle your funny bone. Now in an audio eBook edition that reads aloud as you turn the pages! Meet Croc! He is the strongest and fastest crocodile around. Meet Turtle! He agrees that Croc is the strongest and fastest. But what happens when Elephant lifts that heavy rock with ease? And when Cheetah speeds on by? Croc and Turtle might not be the strongest or the fastest, but they're definitely the best at something even more important . . . Introducing an utterly charming new duo, this humorous and heartwarming adventure will delight readers of all ages.

Author: Wendy A. Lewis
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554695910
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Cheetah is the small spotted frog Amelia brings home in a macaroni container. Amelia longs to keep Cheetah forever, but over the course of a week, she comes to understand that his place is back in the wild. Cheetah is based on a true story, and all the characters are real.

Author: Matthias Klatt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199582068
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Based on a symposium held at New College, Oxford in September 2008.

Author: Jane Engelbrecht
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781976912092
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Long time ago Turtle didn't have a shell on his back. Turtle bragged about how fast he can run. One day Turtle challenged Cheetah. They agreed to meet a certain time. Cheetah's wife previously heard how fast turtle can run. Cheetah's wife then came up with an idea. A few minutes before the race she got ready. The other animals in the forest heard about the bet. Who will win?

Author: Luca Longo
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031637879
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 508

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Author: Nancy Northrop
Publisher: InspiringVoices
ISBN: 1462409105
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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Connie is a happy, friendly turtle. But there is something different about Connie. While other turtles, even Connies brothers and sisters, have four legs, Connie only has three legs. She hatched from her egg that way and has lived with only three legs all of her life. Connie notices from the beginning that she has difficulty keeping up with the other turtles. They are uncomfortable with her handicap, so they just leave her behind. One day, Seamoor, a snail traveling across the marsh, finds Connie crying and asks her to promise to try to do her best each day. She promisesand that decision changes her life! In this fun and heartwarming tale, a young turtle braves her disability and becomes a hero. Connie the Three-Legged Turtle lovingly teaches the importance of accepting and supporting others and looking beyond the handicaps. The Leading Edge Review