Python
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
“This attractive and readable book is an excellent introduction to informational literature and to a fascinating creature.” — School Library Journal Python stirs and slithers out from her shelter, smelling the air with her forked tongue. It’s time to molt her dull scales and reveal the glistening snake underneath. Gliding along a tree, the hungry python stalks her prey. Combining informative facts, expressive illustrations, and a lyrical, mesmerizing narrative, this book will captivate anyone fascinated by this iconic creature.
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A day in the life of a blue and yellow diamond python unfurls in the Australian bush. Jackson s hazy illustrations depict a female python as she wakes in the morning, molts, hunts for food (an unlucky rat), and returns to her nest to guard her eggs. Cheng s narrative is straightforward but visually descriptive ( Her scales are dull. Her eye scales are cloudy. Her body has no more room to grow inside her old scaly covering. It s time to molt ), and general facts about pythons are tucked elsewhere into the spreads ( Many pythons have pits just under their lips. These are sensors that help them detect warm-blooded animals ). While snake enthusiasts are a natural audience, an afterword challenges negative preconceptions, noting that female pythons are wonderful mothers and that snakes aren t slimy. Ages 5 8.
