Bubbles are for popping, fishing, finding food-and for sailing, playing, and shooting hoops! Who knew animals used bubbles for so many different things? Learn about how the water spider builds a bubble home underneath the water, how snapping shrimp use bubbles to talk to each other, or how dolphins play with bubbles as if it's a game. Whether they are riding, breathing, or making bubbles, one thing is for sure-animals use bubbles in amazing ways.
Bayrock's love of "way cool science" bubbles over in this
surprisingly substantial book.
How do animals use bubbles? For sailing, running, berthing,
nesting--even playing (dolphins seem to blow bubbles just for fun.)
Sixteen double-page spreads cover 16 wholly different ways that
fish, insects, amphibians and mammals use bubbles. Did you know
that one species of spider creates a bubble home to live in
underwater? That the popping bubbles of a napping shrimp can be "so
loud it gets in the way of U.S. Navy sonar"? That the water shrew
can actually run across the surface of the water courtesy of the
bubbles trapped between its hairy toes? Lively expository prose
deftly combines straightforward facts (the scientific name of each
animal), sound effects (the "fwap-fwap-fwap-fwap" of tree frogs
creating foam) and kid-friendly comparisons (the gourami fish
spitting eggs into its nest looks like it's playing basketball).
Conahan's whimsical watercolor illustrations, complete with
conversational bubbles, add humor and interest.
Three pages of additional facts and a combined glossary/index round
out a volume that's sure to rise to the top.
—Kirkus Reviews
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