14 Wacky Facts About Animals: Educational Version

By Caitlind L. Alexander

How does a dolphin sleep?
What happens if you put a dry sea otter in water?
What color is a polar bear’s skin?
What happens if you move a group of bighorn sheep to a new area?
How many eggs can a mother hermit crab lay?
Can a gorilla swim?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this fun 15-minute book about animals, then surprise your family and friends with these strange facts.

The Educational Version has activities that meet Common Core Curriculum Standards.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: LearningIsland.com
• Release date: Sep 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301141906

Caitlind L. Alexander

Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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14 WACKY FACTS

ABOUT ANIMALS

by Caitlind L. Alexander

A LearningIsland.com

15 - Minute Book

We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.

Editor: Jennifer Robinson

Title page picture by Tambako the Jaguar

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(c) Copyright 2010 Caitlind L. Alexander. All rights reserved.

Published by LearningIsland.com.

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14 Wacky Facts About Animals / Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: A set of 14 Fun Facts about various animals.

1. Animals. Juvenile Literature. 2. Mammals. Juvenile Literature. 3. Sea Creatures. Juvenile Literature. 4. Trivia. Juvenile Literature.

Words 1,869

Reading Level: 5.8

Ages 8 and up.

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There are some really strange and wacky things about animals. Here are some that you might not know.

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Fact 1: Only half of a dolphin sleeps at one time!

Dolphins don’t need a lot of sleep. They only sleep for three or four hours a night. But that’s not what’s funny about how a dolphin sleeps. A lot of times only half a dolphin sleeps at once. They will shut down half their brain and close one eye and that side will sleep. The other side will stay awake to

Reviews for 14 Wacky Facts About Animals

[William Sabin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

WOW. Lots of cool stuff I didn't know.