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Tough Beginnings
How Baby Animals Survive
By Singer, Marilyn
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80506-164-2
- Publisher
- Holt
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2001
Gr 2-4 Thirteen spreads each discuss a particular hazard to a specific animal baby. Wood ducklings leave their nests when they are just one day old, sometimes dropping 60 feet to the ground. Spadefoot toads are laid in quickly drying desert puddles and must metamorphose rapidly, occasionally nourished...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2001
It is indeed tough to be a newborn animal, with predators lurking around every corner, extreme environmental conditions, and the need to sometimes travel long distances for food. For newborn animals in the wild, the ability to cope with the environment quickly is generally necessary for the survival of both individual animals a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
