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A place to start a family poems about creatures that build

"Many animals build remarkable structures in order to attract mates, lay eggs, give birth, and otherwise perpetuate their species. Twelve animals are presented in four sections based on where they live--underground, in the water, on the land, or in the air. Fish, insects, reptiles, mammals, and bird...

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Main Author: Harrison, David L. (David Lee), 1937- (Author)
Other Authors: Laroche, Giles (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2018]
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Animals > Habitations > Juvenile nonfiction.
Children's poetry, American.
Didactic poetry.
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Creatures That Build For thousands of years people have built shelters to live in and protect their families. We use wood, cloth, brick, concrete, steel, glass, and more to create safe and unique homes. Many animlas are builders, too. They use materials they can find, such as dirt, leaves, grass, twigs, tree limbs, shells, fur, hair, clay, and sand. Some make their own building materials. Spiders spin their own thread. Stickleback fish make their own glue. Paper wasps make their own paper. Some animals live in their structures and some don't, and they all need a place to start a family. Turn the page to meet some of nature's most interesting architects adn learn how they build! Excerpted from A Place to Start a Family: Poems about Creatures That Build by David Harrison All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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