Cows Sweat Through Their Noses: And Other Freaky Facts About Animal Hibits, Characteristics, and Homes

by Barbara Seuling, Matthew Thomas Skeens (Illustrator)

If you have ever wondered why elephants can't jump - or if you never knew they couldn't in the first place - this book is a must read. Strange-but-true facts about how animals eat, sleep, move, and much more fill this fascinating book.

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Amila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Am I the target audience for this book? No.
Did I enjoy it regardless? YEs.
I mean...
"The elephant’s tusks are actually teeth. If the root of a tusk is infected, the pain can be so great that the elephant will pull it out by wedging it into a tree." ANd it had a cute little drawing below to back up this claim.
"Ants have five different noses." eXCUSE me??? Riveting content right there.
"Six hundred and fifty houseflies weigh less than a paperclip." who weighed them??? why a paperclip??? who had 650 houseflies just lying around to weigh, but a single paperclip???
"There’s a kind of ant that bakes its own bread. It chews up grain, makes it into patties, and bakes it in the sun." how wholesome is that?
"Baby chicks dream inside their eggs." omG how do you know of this cuteness???
I tend to be gullible so I may be the target audience after all, but some of these facts are a bit suspicious. I am reading way too much into a children's book and I need to go to sleep.

[Lbrown107 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has some really interesting facts about animals: eating habits, physical characteristics, shelters, sleeping habits and how they move! I think students would really love this book and it could be incorporated into a science lesson.