Gecko
(2019, original release: 2017)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
E/597.952/HUBER,R
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019
©2017 text and illustrations
©2017 text and illustrations
EDITION
First U.S. edition
DESCRIPTION
28 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780763698850, 0763698857 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes index
"Meet the gecko--the escape artist of the lizard world! Hawks and rats would love to catch one for their dinner, but the gecko's amazing ability to protect itself keeps it safe for another day. With cunning camouflage, feet covered with tiny hairs for gripping (even upside down!), and the ability to drop its tail as a decoy, the gecko is more than a match for its pursuers. The creators of the award-winning Flight of the Honey Bee team up again for a look at a remarkable lizard"--Jacket