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BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
Our site features print books and ebooks - both new releases and backlist titles - all of which are available to order through regular trade channels. Browse our subject categories to find books of interest or create and export lists by category to cross-reference with your library's current collection.
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list price: $14.95
edition:Hardcover
category: Children's Nonfiction
published: Jun 2001
ISBN:9781550548198
publisher:
Douglas & McIntyre
Description
Caps, hats, helmets, and hoods--they keep you warm, or cool, or dry. They can stop sunlight from getting in your eyes or protect your skull from injury. And, lots of animals have their own special form of headgear too! From the two scaly horns that help the African adder find food to the feathers kingfishers use to communicate, see just what dozens of creatures do with their manes, crests, and other head-topping adornments. Some, like elks, need their antlers to fight. Others, including decorator crabs, adorn themselves in a homemade headdress (seaweed, sponges, and sea anemones) that blends with their surroundings and keeps them safe. And, of course, just like us, animals wear hats to look pretty and for play! With great pictures of a wide range of "beasts" from buffaloes and chimpanzees to tube worms and whales.
