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Sneed B. Collard Iii's Most Fun Book Ever About Lizards




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Lizards are cool. Literally. They are ectotherms, which means they can make their own heat. That why you see many types of lizards basking in the sun, seemingly doing nothing at all. That the life. But make no mistake, lizards have very busy livesooking for food and avoiding being food. Popular science writer Sneed B. Collard III gets down and dirty with all kinds of lizardsrom your average "Joe Lizard," the western fence lizard, to the impressively large Komodo dragon. In a kid-friendly narrative, Sneed explores many different kinds of lizards, their habitats, defense systems, hunting techniques, and mating rituals. He reveals the exciting life of a lizardrom rappelling from the tops of trees to the forest floor, to dropping off a tail to get away from a predator.

Lizards are cool. Literally. They are ectotherms, which means they can make their own heat. That why you see many types of lizards basking in the sun, seemingly doing nothing at all. That the life. But make no mistake, lizards have very busy livesooking for food and avoiding being food. Popular science writer Sneed B. Collard III gets down and dirty with all kinds of lizardsrom your average "Joe Lizard," the western fence lizard, to the impressively large Komodo dragon. In a kid-friendly narrative, Sneed explores many different kinds of lizards, their habitats, defense systems, hunting techniques, and mating rituals. He reveals the exciting life of a lizardrom rappelling from the tops of trees to the forest floor, to dropping off a tail to get away from a predator.