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The Little Giant Book of Animal Facts

The Little Giant Book of Animal Facts( )
Author: Vecchione, Glen
Illustrator: Harris, Joel Chandler
Harris, Sharon
ISBN:978-1-4027-0785-8
Publication Date:Mar 2004
Publisher:Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $6.95
Book Description:

A handy and fun size illustrated guide that features big information, with more than 1,000 fun facts about animals familiar, unusual, and just plain bizarre. Whether kids are curious about cats, millipedes, parakeets, porpoises, or even the giant mola mola fish, the knowledge they uncover will make them say “wow.” * The forked tongue of a snake enables it to smell "in stereo." * The lungs of a horse are three times larger than those of a lion....
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Book Details
Pages:352
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.19 x 5.25 Inches
Book Weight:0.499 Pounds
Author Biography
Vecchione, Glen (Author)
Joel Chandler Harris was born in Eatonton, Ga., on December 9, 1848. Deserted by his father at an early age, Harris dropped out of school and began working as a literary apprentice to help his mother make ends meet. Soon after, he was writing humorous pieces for several Georgia newspapers and in 1876, Harris joined the Staff of the Atlanta Constitution as an editor.

Harris is best remembered for writing the Uncle Remus stories. Based on traditional African tales and folklore, the stories feature animal characters, such as Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox, who are endowed with human characteristics. Some of the Uncle Remus titles include Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings, Night with Uncle Remus, Uncle Remus and His Friends, and Uncle Remus and the Little Boy.

After his death on July 3, 1908, Harris's home in Atlanta's West End was preserved as a museum called Wren's Nest. The museum got its name from a family of wrens that were found nesting in Harris's rickety old wooden mailbox.

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