100 Crazy Questions: Creatures The Science Behind Silly Animal Scenarios

by Grossblatt, Ben

• ISBN13: 9780760368886
• ISBN10: 0760368880
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-09-08
• Publisher: becker&mayer! kids

Summary

What if a kangaroo jumped on a trampoline? What happens when a chameleon gets mad? Would an aardvark raid your fridge? There's no question too crazy for this book. The wilder the better! You'll find answers to 100 of the silliest scenarios in the animal kingdom, with answers and explanations based on real science and research.

This information-and joke-packed book covers everything you wanted to know about weight-lifting gorillas (impressive) or playing volleyball with a puffer fish (not recommended). Full-color illustrations and photographs bring the animals and their challenges to life. You'll laugh. You'll be amazed. And you'll finally get the answers to the wildest what-ifs.
 

Author Biography

Ben Grossblatt has been writing professionally for kids and adults for more than twenty-five years. He writes screenplays, fiction, and nonfiction for readers ages 3 to 300, and he edits kids’ stuff and books for adults. He lives in Seattle with his family, which includes a whole bunch of cats.

Table of Contents

What’s the silliest animal question you can think of?
 
AMPHIBIANS
Axolotl
Poison dart frog
 
BIRDS
Bald eagle
Bird of paradise
Emperor penguin
Hummingbird
Kiwi
Ostrich
Owl
Parrot
Toucan
 
FISH
Hammerhead
Great white shark
Red lionfish
Manta ray
Pufferfish
 
INVERTEBRATES
Atlas moth
Bombardier beetle
Deathstalker scorpion
Dragonfly
Monarch butterfly
Nautilus
Octopus
Portuguese man-of-war
Sea horse
Starfish
Termites
 
MAMMALS
Aardvark
Alpaca
Arctic fox
Armadillo
Bat
Beaver
Bison
Blue whale
Camel
Caribou
Cheetah
Chimpanzee
Coyotes
Dolphin
Elephants
Emperor tamarin
Fennec fox
Giant panda
Giraffe
Goat
Gopher
Gorilla
Grizzly bear
Hedgehog
Hippo
Honey badger
House cat
Humans
Impala
Kangaroo
Hyena
Koala
Leopard
Lion
Manatee
Meerkat
Narwhal
Opossum
Orangutan
Orcas
Panda
Pangolin
Platypus
Polar bear
Porcupine
Quokka
Raccoon
Rhino
Sea lion
Sea otter
Skunk
Sloth
Snowshoe hare
Tapir
Tasmanian devil
Tiger
Vampire bat
Walrus
Wildebeest
Wolf
Wolverine
Wombat
Zebra
 
REPTILES
Anaconda
Chameleon
Gecko
King cobra
Iguana
Komodo dragon
Nile crocodile
Rattlesnake
Sea turtle
Tortoise