Do Penguins' Feet Freeze?

Wild answers to wacky questions from nature!

The Natural History Museum

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CSIRO Publishing
01 August 2023

Children's & Educational; Nature, the natural world (Children's&YA)

Do Penguins' Feet Freeze? is a wonderfully weird collection of questions and answers about our natural world, written by the expert team at the Natural History Museum, London.

Packed with colourful images throughout, this book reveals:

Why do rabbits eat their own poo?

How do polar bears stay warm?

Can dolphins talk to each other?

Why does rain smell?

How clever is an octopus?

Which animal has spines in its throat?

Why do goats scream and faint?

Will an asteroid hit Earth?

Why are flamingos pink?

Do birds sneeze?

Why do honeybees dance?

... and many more cool and quirky facts that prove nature is often stranger than fiction!

Recommended for families and readers ages 9+.

By: The Natural History Museum
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781486317820
ISBN 10: 1486317820
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Natural History Museum, London is a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. They use their unique collections and unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. They care for more than 80 million specimens spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually.

Reviews for Do Penguins' Feet Freeze?: Wild answers to wacky questions from nature!

"""Each page in this book is brightly coloured with segmented information easily accessible for middle primary readers, large headings and introductory comments, as well as stunning photographs that are clearly labelled. This book definitely has a place in a home, school or public library."" -- Kathryn Beilby ""There wasn’t a page that didn’t teach me something, and while that’s not hard, young readers will delight in ramping up the dinner table conversation as they share their new-found knowledge."" * The Bottom Shelf *"