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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to platypuses. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Scientists travel the world to solve eleven of nature's most intriguing puzzles. The stories are true cases of science in action--the challenging and often creative process of revealing nature's secrets.

"This title covers basic information about platypuses, one of Australia's most unique and rare animals! Information in this title covers a platypus's habitat, diet, habits, and more."--Amazon.com.

"Engaging images accompany information about platypuses. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7."--

Here's a lively, not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts, and thinkers. It's Philosophy 101 for everyone who knows not to take all this heavy stuff too seriously. Some of the Big Ideas are existentialism (what do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?), philosophy of language (how to express what it's like being stranded on a desert island with Halle Berry), feminist philosophy (why, in the end, a...

"A platypus leaves its burrow and waddles towards a river. It dives down and pokes the muddy bottom with its flat bill. The platypus surfaces to eat its catch and dives again! Whether on land or underwater, platypuses are awesome!"--

Paired together after a veteran detective retires, platypus police squad members Rick Zengo, a hotshot rookie, and Corey O'Malley, a hard-nosed old-timer, struggle with their differences while tackling their first case involving a missing schoolteacher and a duffle bag filled with illegal fish.

Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the platypus, an animal found only in Australia.

Patty does not know the answer when other animals ask what kind of creature she is, but she is willing to try flying, swimming, and gnawing wood to help them figure it out.