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Acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky will bring out your inner explorer as he explains why a puffer swells up like a bballoon, how sharks locate prey in the darkness, and why some fish like to swim in the shadow of a manatee.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Arnosky, Jim
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Sterling Children's Books, c2013.
Subjects:	Marine animals > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky will bring out your inner explorer as he explains why a puffer swells up like a bballoon, how sharks locate prey in the darkness, and why some fish like to swim in the shadow of a manatee.
Physical Description:	41 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 41).
ISBN:	9781402786235 1402786239
Author Notes:	Jim Arnosky is the author/illustrator of more than 100 books for young readers, and has been honored for his overall contribution to literature for children. He received the first lifetime achievement award for Excellence in Science Illustration from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Washington Post /Children's Book Guild Award for nonfiction. Many of his books have been chosen as ALA Notable Books, including Drawing from Nature nbsp;(William Morrow & Co.)nbsp;a Christopher Award-winner, and he has collected many starred reviews. His first book for Sterling, Wild Tracks , was a 2008 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; 2009 ALA Notable; and received starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews nbsp;and School Library Journal . Jim lives in South Ryegate, VT, but travels all over the US for school and library visits, meeting hundreds of kids every year. Visit jimarnosky.com to learn more.