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Animal aha!

thrilling discoveries in wildlife science

By Swanson, Diane

Publishers Summary:
ANIMAL AHA! highlights a number of magnificent moments in animal science. Meet Alex, a chatterbox parrot who learned not just to mimic speech, but to communicate by talking. Alex's education is already helping some speech-delayed children learn to speak. Visit a California lab where scientists study snacking snakes. After eating, a python's heart becomes 40% larger than normal. By finding out how, scientists hope to help strengthen human hearts too. 7-9 yrs. Wildlife. Science. Children's and educational.

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ISBN
978-1-55451-164-8
Publisher
Canada : Annick Press, Limited, 2009.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on August 1, 2009

Gr 4-6 An olio of "AHA!" moments in natural science. Who knew that a Burmese python's heart enlarges to aid in digestion? Or that a parrot might comprehend human language and be able to use it...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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