Las Animas - Bent County Library District

"From dolphins with tails that spin to a viper whose tail looks like a spider, animals from around the world describe how their tails help them survive. Covering adaptations to desert, ocean, forest, and artic habitats, this narrative nonfiction picture book highlights the diversity of the animal world"--

Short and fuzzy, long and scaled: no matter their size and shape, tails aren't just hanging around-they're useful! This fun, informative book invites readers to guess the owner of nine tails, and then turn the page to see the animal and its tail in action.

"Discover how different animals use their tails to keep their balance, swim, and more"--

"Swish! This photo-guessing game challenges pre-readers to guess whose tail appears in each image. The scaly, tufted, and bushy answers may be surprising!"--

"What if you woke up one morning and you had sprouted a tail overnight? What If You Had An Animal Tail? -- the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series -- explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw that you had an animal tail! From a peacock's showstopping tail to a scorpion's dangerous stinger, discover what it would be like if you had one of these special tails -- and find out why your own tailbone is just the right...

Describes different kinds of tails and how they are used by such animals as peacocks, dogs, monkeys, and beavers.

Great photos and fun-filled facts that will keep you following the tails to some fascinating animals.

"Children use clues to discover how ten animals use their tails to communicate with each other and other animals"--

The Cat in the Hat helps Sally and Nick choose what kind of tail they might like best during an imaginative trip to the jungle that reveals the purposes of various tails.

Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the tails belonging to a mosquito larva, lemur, guppy, tadpole, pig, earwig, and chameleon.