Growing up : Strange beginnings /
BY Bernard Stonehouse ; Illustrated by John Francis
- This edition first published in 2000
- Florida : Tangerine, 2000
- 48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Growing Up is a new series that shows and tells how young animals survive the dangers of early life to grow or change into adults. Dramatic artwork focuses on a special moment at or soon after birth, while smaller drawings illustrate vital stages of the birth, the growing up, or the change from one form to another. Some of the young creatures featured in this book are: Puss-moth, Surinam toad, Gray kangaroo, Emperor penguin, Naked mole rat, Cuckoo Hoatzin, Green crab and Bitterling.