Rish, Jocelyn
Summary: "Butts are used for breathing, eating, swimming, talking, and even killing in the animal kingdom. Focusing on ten different animals and their derrières, and offering fun facts about their origin, habitat, and "posterior power," this hilarious book captures the wonder of our ecosystem. Which animal has the coolest butt power? That's up to you to decide!" -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 571.3 RISCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE RISTaylor, Barbara
Summary: In this book, there are 21 cross sections of some of the most amazing birds, bugs, and beasts in the animal kingdom. Take a look at what goes on in the bodies of your favorite creatures, and discover the answers to fascinating questions like: How big is a blue whale's heart? Why does a cow have four stomachs? What is a camel's hump made of?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Publishing Group 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 571.1 TAYPoliquin, Rachel
Summary: "A perfect STEM resource: This illustrated tour of our "leftover" body parts (like the appendix, or even goosebumps) introduces readers age 7-11 to the bizarre and fascinating science of evolution. Welcome to the weirdest museum you'll ever explore--the one inside your body. Did you know your amazing, incredible body is a walking, talking museum of evolution? In The Museum of Odd Body...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J612 POLLevine, Sara
Summary: A playful picture book that will keep readers guessing as they find out how human teeth are like and unlike those of other animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.943 LEVRuths, Mitali Banerjee
Summary: Inside Scouts Viv and Sanjay use their ability to shrink themselves to go inside Zora the Cheetah's cramped leg muscle to help it relax. Includes information on the structure of muscles, plus a visual appendix.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic Inc.
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Summary: "Strong, smooth domes, skulls are more than remnants of creatures that used to be. They are artifacts that allow us to travel back through time. Every ridge, hollow, and crevice of a skull reveals something about an animal's habitat, food source, and skill set. By observing the characteristics of six different animal skulls, readers can learn about the lives once led by a lynx, a deer, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOCRuths, Mitali Banerjee
Summary: When a giraffe has tummy trouble, the Inside Scouts must go down a very long slide into the gut to find out what is stuck in the stomach. Includes fun facts about the guts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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Summary: Sloth is unsure about climbing higher in the tree, as her friend Moth reminds her how the other animals can avoid falling, but when a storm rolls in Sloth's unique skill can save the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: a Feiwel & Friends book an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2024
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Summary: Explains the hows, whys and wherefores of defecation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane/Miller Book Publishers 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.46 GOMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Toddler GomiRubin, Sean
Summary: "Ever since mysterious bones were found in 1822, scientists and artists have tried to figure out what the creature they came from looked like. But it seems that every time they've made up their minds, someone makes a new discovery, and they have to start all over. That's only fair, though--after all, it's how knowledge advances!"-- Publisher's website
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: "Wings takes readers on a fact-packed flight over a fascinating subject. Written by Tracey Turner, it offers a bird's-eye view of the first airplanes, the fastest jet planes, beetles, birds, winged horses, flying dragons--even winged unicorns. There's fun, easy-to-read information on wings of all kinds, including plenty of STEM material, presented in a mixture of text and speech bubbles that's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 TURFlannery, John (John Patrick)
Summary: Grace loved to get dirty. But she was also pretty good at getting clean--she took proper care of Hands, paid extra attention to Feet, and even remembered to scrub behind Ears. There was just one body part she tended to forget: Belly Button. Day after day, Belly Button got dirtier...and stinkier...and filthier. Until after one particularly neglectful bath, Belly Button decides she'll have to get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roarding Book Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLAKates, Bobbi Jane
Summary: Illustrations and simple rhyming text show that while the body parts of various human and Muppet characters may look different, they have similar uses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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Summary: "A cheeky celebration of boobies! "You have just opened a book about boobies." Meet the Blue-footed Booby, who does not have any boobies at all, since only mammals have boobies. We learn that mammals have boobies to feed babies -- even though milk can also come from plants. And did you know that boobies vary from person to person, that boobies change over time, and that different animals have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VOMother Moon
Summary: "Sing along in this joyful celebration of your baby's perfect belly inspired by the song from TikTok trailblazer, Mother Moon!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2024
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Summary: Children on a field trip to the museum discover the striking similarities between dinosaurs and themselves, from their maxillae to their solei.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron + Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YLVAdamson, Ged
Summary: Bernard isn't like other birds. His wings are impossibly long, and try as he might, he just can't seem to fly. He's left wondering what his wings are good for ... if they're even good for anything at all. But a chance encounter with a dejected orangutan leads Bernard to a surprising discovery: that maybe what makes him different is actually something to be embraced.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2020