Self-harming Parrots and Exploding Toads: A Marvellous Compendium of Bizarre, Gross and Stupid Animal Antics - Brossura

Gould, Francesca; Haviland, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0749952709 ISBN 13: 9780749952709

Casa editrice: Little, Brown Book Group, 2010

Riassunto

SELF-HARMING PARROTS AND EXPLODING TOADS is a marvellous compendium of the world's most unpleasant creatures and animal facts. Entries cover everything from the disgusting to the informative, including::

* Are cows' farts a major cause of climate change?
* What happens at a dung beetle wedding?
* Why do vultures defecate on themselves?
* What's the best way to fight a crocodile?

SELF-HARMING PARROTS AND EXPLODING TOADS is the third book in an extremely successful series of gross trivia books, and will make an ideal gift at any time of year.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Francesca Gould is a lecturer in anatomy and physiology, and has always had a fascination for the more unusual and gruesome aspects of the human body. She is the author of Why is Yawning Contagious? And Horny Lizards and Headless Chickens.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Little, Brown Book Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0749952709
• ISBN 13: 9780749952709
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Simone Casetta; 0039 275422215; casetta@mondadori.it; ; Via Mondadori 1,; Segrate Milano; 20090; Italia