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Title The big, bad book of beasts : the world's most curious creatures / Michael Largo ; illustrations by Jesse Peterson and Christopher David Reyes.
Author Largo, Michael, 1954-
Publication Info. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013]
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  591.5 LAR    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description xv, 444 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary "A one-of-a-kind treasury of the most strange and fascinating knowledge and lore about animals. Largo tells us their most fascinating secrets and reveals fact after astonishing--and often hilarious--fact about their oddest behavior. Largo also looks at the beasts we created with our imaginations, as well as ones long gone"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Introduction -- The big, bad book of beasts, A to Z.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-437).
Subject Animal behavior -- Miscellanea.
Animals -- Miscellanea.
Added Author Peterson, Jesse (Illustrator)
Reyes, Christopher David.
ISBN 9780062087454 (pbk. : acid-free paper) : $18.99
0062087452 (pbk. : acid-free paper)