Ocean Oddballs

Author : Keith Faulkner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780764158384
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ocean Oddballs written by Keith Faulkner and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you mix a crab with a penguin, is it a cruin, or a pengab?. But if you mix a shark with an octopus, is it a shapus or an octork?. Bright, zany art, amusing pop-ups and split pages allow you to mix'n'match these fun creatures to create a mad menagerie of crazy creatures with wacky names.

Author : Keith Faulkner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780864615879
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ocean Oddballs written by Keith Faulkner and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you mix a crab with a penguin, is it a cruin or a pengab? But if you mix a shark with an octopus, is it a shapus or an octork? Bright, zany art, amusing pop-ups and split pages allow you to mix'n'match these fun creatures to create a mad menagerie of crazy creatures with wacky names.

Author : Ellen Prager
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226678733
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime written by Ellen Prager and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When viewed from a quiet beach, the ocean, with its rolling waves and vast expanse, can seem calm, even serene. But hidden beneath the sea’s waves are a staggering abundance and variety of active creatures, engaged in the never-ending struggles of life—to reproduce, to eat, and to avoid being eaten. With Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime, marine scientist Ellen Prager takes us deep into the sea to introduce an astonishing cast of fascinating and bizarre creatures that make the salty depths their home. From the tiny but voracious arrow worms whose rapacious ways may lead to death by overeating, to the lobsters that battle rivals or seduce mates with their urine, to the sea’s masters of disguise, the octopuses, Prager not only brings to life the ocean’s strange creatures, but also reveals the ways they interact as predators, prey, or potential mates. And while these animals make for some jaw-dropping stories—witness the sea cucumber, which ejects its own intestines to confuse predators, or the hagfish that ties itself into a knot to keep from suffocating in its own slime—there’s far more to Prager’s account than her ever-entertaining anecdotes: again and again, she illustrates the crucial connections between life in the ocean and humankind, in everything from our food supply to our economy, and in drug discovery, biomedical research, and popular culture. Written with a diver’s love of the ocean, a novelist’s skill at storytelling, and a scientist’s deep knowledge, Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime enchants as it educates, enthralling us with the wealth of life in the sea—and reminding us of the need to protect it.

Author : Jerome Pohlen
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1569764689
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oddball Iowa written by Jerome Pohlen and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This zany travel guide presents a more peculiar state than the Iowa Tourism Office might like out-of-towners to imagine. Leaving out the traditional scenic trips to the Mississippi River bluffs and the Amana Colonies, this guide will take the adventurous traveler to the future birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk, the home of the "Lonely Goat Herder" marionettes from The Sound of Music, and the world's largest Cheeto. To enhance the experience of this unusual side of Iowa, the guide includes facts about numerous events in Iowa's history, such as Ozzy Osbourne's infamous bat-biting incident and Jesse James's first moving-train robbery. Iowa is depicted as the birthplace of the Roto-Rooter, the Delicious apple, the electronic computer, the reinforced concrete bridge, and the Eskimo pie. The accompanying photographs and maps will direct travelers to other fun vacation spots and attractions, including the butter sculptures at the Iowa State Fair, the annual National Skillet Throw, the Hobo Convention and Museum, the Ice Cream Capital of the World, and the National Balloon Museum.

Author : Braz Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bouillabaisse: Aquatic Oddballs written by Braz Walker and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploration of ridiculous, real and imaginary creatures of the sea.

Author : Danna Staaf
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691252335
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives written by Danna Staaf and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging and beautifully illustrated introduction to some of the world’s most interesting and charismatic marine creatures Dive deep into the fascinating world of cephalopods—octopuses, squid, cuttlefish, and the mysterious nautilus—to discover the astonishing diversity of this unique group of intelligent invertebrates and their many roles in the marine ecosystem. Organized by marine habitat, this book features an extraordinary range of these clever and colorful creatures from around the world and explores their life cycles, behavior, adaptations, ecology, links to humans, and much more. With stunning photographs and illustrations as well as profiles of selected species, The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives is a comprehensive, authoritative, and inviting introduction to the natural history of these charismatic creatures.

Author : Animal Planet
Publisher : Time Inc. Books
ISBN 13 : 168330120X
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sharks! (Animal Planet Chapter Books #1) written by Animal Planet and published by Time Inc. Books. This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal Planet introduces information-packed nonfiction chapter books that are just right for pleasure reading and schoolwork. Dive inside the world of sharks with this guide to the most incredible creatures in the sea. Photographically illustrated chapters highlight kid-favorite species such as Great Whites and Hammerheads, with a focus on behavior, senses, breeding, and feeding. Sharks! is the perfect overview for developing readers ready to explore this popular animal subject on their own. Special features include full-color photography throughout, "Meet the Scientist" sidebars, and "In Your Newsfeed" articles about amazing new discoveries. Don't miss the other books in the series, including Animal Planet Chapter Books: Dinosaurs!.

Author : Jerome Pohlen
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1569764646
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oddball Florida written by Jerome Pohlen and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This entertaining guide directs travelers to the off-the-wall and offbeat destinations in Florida, home of gator wrestlers, school bus demolition derbies, Hemingway wannabes, the Fountain of Youth, the Nudist Hall of Fame, and a utopian community based on the premise that the earth is not round, but concave. Additional oddball attractions include a graveyard for roosters, the world's largest strawberry, the world's smallest police station, and museums dedicated to seashells, hamburgers, oranges, teddy bears, sponges, air conditioning, and one very old petrified cat. Documenting local oddities and forgotten history, this travel guide covers Florida in six regions with maps and detailed directions for each site as well as phone numbers, hours, web sites, and various photographs.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1642 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1973 with total page 1642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jerome Pohlen
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1569764727
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oddball Texas written by Jerome Pohlen and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This amusing travel guide to the Lone Star State doesn't waste travelers' time telling them where to find antiques in the Hill Country, take breathtaking hikes through Big Bend, or gaze upon the Alamo. Instead, it guides television fans to a modern replica of the Munsters's mansion, leads the nonsqueamish to the world's only Cockroach Hall of Fame, and points the curious towards a small town filled with hippo statues. Among other things, Texas is home to Goliath-sized roadside attractions, and directions are provided on how to reach the World's Largest Six-Shooter, World's Largest Rattlesnake, and World's Largest Wooden Nickel. The accompanying photographs and maps instruct visitors on how to get to these and other extraordinary spots, including the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the Celebrity Shoe Musuem, Alley Oop's Fantasyland, and the Birthplace of Fritos. A dose of wacky Texas history is also included with answers to questions such as "Did a UFO really crash into a windmill northwest of Fort Worth in 1897? "and "What does an Abilene Kinko's have to do with the early retirement of Dan Rather?"