{"id":213,"date":"2019-01-25T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=213"},"modified":"2019-01-15T19:23:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T03:23:11","slug":"weird-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/weird-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Weird Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Weird Animals
\nby Mary Kay Carson
\n32 pages; ages 6 – 10
\nSterling Children\u2019s Books, 2019<\/p>\n

Slime-oozing slugs, red-lipped fish, spine-covered bugs, and tube-nosed bats. Weird animals are an awesome sight.<\/em><\/p>\n

OK, I’m going to admit right here that I read this book because of its cover. I mean, look at those fish-lips! If you’re looking for a weird animal, the red-lipped batfish has to be right up there in the top ten.<\/p>\n

But… why are its lips so red? Do they help it find a mate? Scare off predators?<\/p>\n

What I like about this book<\/strong>: Mary Kay Carson answers these and other questions about why animals have weird adaptations. For example, the Spiny Devil Katydid is covered with thorny-looking spines that make it hard for bats to swallow. The fluffy pink fairy armadillo is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Instead of a tail it’s got a kickstand to prop it up so it can fling dirt while digging.<\/p>\n

I like the way the pages are laid out. Three color-coded words in the introductory sentence at the top correspond with color-coded text explaining why those adaptations work for each animal. Plus large photos of the critters. Plus there’s back matter: a glossary of “weird words” and an index. And did I mention the end pages? Large portraits of some of the weirdest in the crew. Totally fun and I learned a lot, too.<\/p>\n

Head over to Archimedes Notebook<\/a> for another book and some beyond the book activities.<\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2019 Sue Heavenrich <\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Weird Animals by Mary Kay Carson 32 pages; ages 6 – 10 Sterling Children\u2019s Books, 2019 Slime-oozing slugs, red-lipped fish, spine-covered bugs, and tube-nosed bats. Weird animals are an awesome sight. OK, I’m going to admit right here that I read this book because of its cover. I mean, look at those fish-lips! If you’re … <\/p>\n

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