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Schaefer, Lola M., 1950-

Lifetime : the amazing numbers in animal lives / by Lola M. Schaefer ; illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. - San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2013. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 32 cm.

Did you know that a giant swallowtail butterfly visits about 900 flowers in a lifetime? This is a different kind of counting book, with fascinating facts and mind-boggling numbers that bring out the fun in math. (Miller Library Staff) A counting primer that combines contrasting illustrations with animal facts, inviting young children to count a woodpecker's 30 roosting holes, a giraffe's 200 spots, and 1000 baby seahorses.

Ages 4-8. Grades K to grade 3. Recommended for preschool (age 0-5) and primary school (age 6-12).

NSTA outstanding science trade book for students K-12, 2014.

ISBN: 9781452107141 (alk. paper) 1452107149 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2012039328

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016478169 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Developmental biology--Juvenile literature.
Life expectancy--Juvenile literature.
Animals--Pictorial works--Juvenile literature.
Developmental biology.
Life expectancy.
Animals.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Juvenile works.
Pictorial works.

LC Class. No.: QH491 / .S34 2013