Gecko
Read and Wonder
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · December 12, 2023
“Brian Lovelock’s ink, colored-pencil, and watercolor pictures work in beautiful tandem with Raymond Huber’s text to describe the capacities of an extraordinary creature.” —Wall Street Journal Meet the gecko, the escape artist of the lizard world.
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- Who it’s for
- A lively introduction to the gecko’s clever ways of staying one step ahead.
- Themes
- Gecko adaptations, Camouflage and predator evasion, Lizard biology
- Genres
- Reptiles & Amphibians, Animals & Zoology
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“Brian Lovelock’s ink, colored-pencil, and watercolor pictures work in beautiful tandem with Raymond Huber’s text to describe the capacities of an extraordinary creature.” —Wall Street Journal Meet the gecko, the escape artist of the lizard world. Hawks, rats, and snakes would love to catch one for their dinner, but as the gecko’s amazing ability to protect itself and outsmart predators keeps it safe from day to day, it is more than a match for its pursuers!
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With clever camouflage, a tail that can drop as a decoy, feet covered in tiny hairs for gripping (and hanging out upside down), and eyes that it cleans with its tongue, the gecko is truly a fascinating little creature well worth learning about. This wonderful introduction to one of the coolest lizards on the planet will captivate amateur scientists.
Small Scale Ingenuity
A lively introduction to the gecko’s clever ways of staying one step ahead.
Come here for
- Camouflage, decoy tails, and feet made for hanging upside down
- A close look at a lizard’s unusual everyday abilities
Expect
- A focused introduction to gecko adaptations
- A portrait of survival told through vivid, specific details
Where it sits
| Reptiles & Amphibians | 100% |
|---|---|
| Animals & Zoology | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Australia & Oceania
- Science & Nature
- Authors
- Raymond Huber
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- December 12, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Gecko adaptations · Camouflage and predator evasion · Lizard biology
- Reading lane
- Reptiles & Amphibians