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What makes a monster? : discovering the world's scariest creatures
- Title
- What makes a monster? : discovering the world's scariest creatures / by Jess Keating ; with illustrations by David DeGrand.
- Author
- Keating, Jess
- Publication
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 19-897 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- DeGrand, David
- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 21 x 26 cm.
- Summary
- "An informative introduction to nature's scariest creatures, exploring why some animals are considered 'monsters.'"--
- Series Statement
- The World of weird animals
- Keating, Jess. World of weird animals.
- Alternative Title
- Discovering the world's scariest creatures
- Subjects
- Dangerous animals
- JUVENILE NONFICTION > Animals
- Dangerous animals > Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION > Humor
- Instructional and educational works
- JUVENILE NONFICTION > Science & Nature > Zoology
- Trivia and miscellanea
- Animals > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature
- Animals > Folklore
- Folklore
- Juvenile works
- Genre/Form
- Instructional and educational works.
- Folklore.
- Juvenile works.
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Audience (note)
- Ages 7-10.
- Contents
- Aye-aye -- Vampire bat -- Honey badger -- Portuguese man-of-war -- Horror frog -- Greater honeyguide -- Cordyceps fungus -- Deathstalker scorpion -- Prairie dog -- Assassin bug -- Fangtooth moray eel -- Tyrant leech king -- Goblin shark -- Komodo dragon -- Japanese giant hornet -- Humboldt squid -- Human.
- Call Number
- JFF 19-897
- ISBN
- 9780553512311
- 0553512315
- 9780553512304
- 0553512307
- LCCN
- 2016029356
- OCLC
- 953525401
- Author
- Keating, Jess, author.
- Title
- What makes a monster? : discovering the world's scariest creatures / by Jess Keating ; with illustrations by David DeGrand.
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017]
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- The World of weird animalsKeating, Jess. World of weird animals.
- Audience
- Ages 7-10.
- Added Author
- DeGrand, David, illustrator.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Keating, Jess. What makes a monster? New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017] 9780553512328 (DLC) 2016032299
- Research Call Number
- JFF 19-897