{"product_id":"exploding-ants-amazing-facts-about-how-animals-adapt-9780689817397","title":"Exploding Ants: Amazing Facts about How Animals Adapt","description":"\u003cb\u003eA wasp lays its eggs under a \u003cbr\u003ecaterpillar's skin so that its young can \u003cbr\u003eeat the caterpillar's guts as they grow. \u003cbr\u003e A young head louse makes its home \u003cbr\u003eon a human hair and feasts on \u003cbr\u003ehuman blood. \u003cbr\u003e Frogs use their eyeballs to help \u003cbr\u003eswallow their food.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From small worms that live in a dog's nose mucus to exploding ants to regurgitating mother gulls, this book tells of the unusual ways animals find food, shelter, and safety in the natural world. \u003cbr\u003e If animals all ate the same things and lived in the same places, it would be impossible for all of them to survive. So they specialize. Some animals eat the bits that others leave behind, such as skin and mucus. They find all kinds of unusual places to shelter, including the cracks and holes in another creature's skin or its internal organs. They use their own bodies to protect themselves from predators by imitating unsavory items such as bird droppings and even by blowing up. \u003cbr\u003e These habits that may seem disgusting to us are wonderful adaptations that make it possible for a great variety of creatures to live and thrive on Earth. Read about them and marvel at the amazing ways animals adapt to the natural world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780689817397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.34h x 10.32w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1999 pg. 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1999 pg. 538\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/1999 pg. 1527\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1999 pg. 341 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 341 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e39761 \/ Exploding Ants: Amazing Facts about How Animals Adapt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joanne Settel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44337768857781,"sku":"9780689817397","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_863dd5a9-795c-481d-8387-462e76ac8266.jpg?v=1719329106","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/exploding-ants-amazing-facts-about-how-animals-adapt-9780689817397","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}