Moyal, Ann. Platypus; the extraordinary story of how a curious creature baffled the world.MOYAL, Ann. Platypus platypus (plăt`əpəs), semiaquatic egg-laying mammal, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Tasmania and E Australia. Also called duckbill, or duckbilled platypus, it belongs to the order Monotremata (see monotreme), the most primitive group ; the extraordinary story of how a curious creature baffled the world. Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. Univ. Press. 226p. illus. bibliog. index. c2001. 08018-8052-1. $16.95. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. This book about one of the world's most unique animals is written at an academic level, but is clear enough for a serious young person to read. It is filled with beautiful illustrations and drawings, and there is even a story from the Australian aborigines Australian aborigines, native people of Australia who probably came from somewhere in Asia more than 40,000 years ago. In 2001 the population of aborigines and Torres Straits Islanders was 366,429, 1. about this animal. The reader will learn not only about the platypus, but also the history of science in categorizing living beings. Moyal includes remarkable stories about some giants in the naturalist field, such as Charles Darwin, George Bennett
George Bennett (January 31 1804–September 29 1893) was an English-born Australian physician and naturalist. Bennett was born at Plymouth, England. and J.T. Wilson, which brings a human touch to the story. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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