By Gloria Whelan
Deep within the Alaskan wilds, 9-year-old Rachel desires of possessing and racing a sled puppy someday. while her father, who breeds and races huskies, provides her the runt of the clutter, Rachel names the dog Silver and units out to end up he's a champion.
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Here are 8 gloriously ingenious tales for 8 gratifying periods of bedtime examining. There's a flying apple pie, a cat that's greater than an elephant, a home that lays an egg, storybook animals that jump out in their books at evening, and a wealth of alternative excellent characters and concepts, all with the colourful, dreamlike caliber of some of the best fairy tales.
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ISBN: 0224614622
EAN: 9780224614627
ASIN: 0224614622
SKU: YU-KNH0007073
Publisher: Doubleday
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Author identify: joan aiken (Born: 1924/09/04 / Died: 2004/01/04)
Author Description: Joan Delano Aiken used to be a miles enjoyed English author who got the MBE for providers fairly to Children's Literature. This 12 months marks the fiftieth ANNIVERSARY of her most renowned vintage children's ebook, THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE, that's being celebrated with occasions at Cheltenham pageant within the united kingdom and at a unique occasion in manhattan in October, and with the book of 3 fresh variants of the publication and a brand new AUDIO recorded via her daughter Lizza.
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When there is no food aboveground, frogs band together and stir up the mud at the bottom of their pond. This helps them find any tiny creatures that might be hiding there. Really desperate frogs will eat anything, anytime—even one another. Green frog Leopard frog 38 How do frogs swallow their food? With their eyes! After a frog catches a fly or other prey in its mouth, it blinks. This presses the eyeballs down against the roof of the mouth. The roof bends and pushes the food down into the frog’s stomach, all in the blink of an eye!
If their skin is not moist, they can’t breathe—and they suffocate. Are all frogs noisy at night? No, just the males. Both male and female frogs have vocal cords in their throats, just as we do. But in most species, only the males produce the sounds. They do this by pumping air over their vocal cords. To make the sounds louder, the frogs puff up their throats like balloons. They use these calls to attract females. 6 km) away. Where are frogs during the day? Some are hiding. These frogs keep cool and damp under rotting tree stumps, piles of leaves, mounds of mud, and around wells, docks, or bridges.
Then, it raises its tail and arches its back. , the smelly, oily liquid shoots out from under the skunk’s tail. How far can a skunk spray? Up to 12 feet (4 m). The smell chokes nearby animals and they flee. Even worse, the odor can last many days—as people who live in the country know only too well. As bad as the smell is, the spray itself is even worse. If it strikes an eye, the spray can cause burning and temporary blindness. Even one whiff can bring on a stomachache! Which skunk enemy doesn’t mind the smell?
