Slimy Animals

Slimy Animals
Author: Nadia Higgins
Publisher: Back Office! Animal Defenses
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781620313060

In Slimy Animals, early fluent readers learn about animals such as the hagfish, fulmar, and sea cucumber that protect themselves against predators with slimy goo. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they explore the unique adaptations of these slimy animals. An infographic shows how ribbon worms produce slime, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about slimy animals using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Slimy Animals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index. Slimy Animals is part of Jump!'s Back Off! Animal Defenses series.

Slimy Animals

Slimy Animals
Author: Teddy Borth
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2016-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1680805517

Slimy Animals showcases the oozing, mucus-producing animals. This title shows examples of slugs, eels, frogs, octopuses, and more. It also discusses what they feel like to touch, how some animals use slime for travel, and how others use it for defense. With easy text and colorful images showing a variety of animals, young readers will gain a better understanding of our gooey friends. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

Extremely Gross Animals

Extremely Gross Animals
Author: Claire Eamer
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1525303376

It’s survival of the grossest kind! Snot. Vomit. Spit. Poop. Everyone knows these are gross, right? Well, for some animals, they’re crucial ingredients for survival! This book explores more than 30 of these animals and their grossest of the gross habits, from dung beetles who live for feces, to hagfish who cover themselves in gooey slime to escape predators, to bullfrogs who puke up their entire stomachs for cleaning purposes. It’s all so icky. And so awfully interesting! Kids will need to hold their noses before diving into this one! (Barf bags not included.)

Our Animal Neighbors

Our Animal Neighbors
Author: Matthieu Ricard
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1611807239

Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Animals/Pets Non-Fiction Gold Medal! A story about the fundamental connection between animals and people and how we can treat all of Earth's creatures with compassion and empathy. Furry polar bears, playful sea otters, slow sloths, prickly porcupines, and slimy snakes are just a few of the many animals we share our world with. And even though we might not look the same or have the same needs as our animal neighbors, we have more in common with them than we might think. Our Animal Neighbors introduces children to the importance of treating all animals with the care and compassion they deserve. We all want to experience love, safety, and respect and this book is the first step to instilling those values at an early age. This planet is our home, and we should all be free to live a prosperous life regardless of whether we have hands, hooves, scales, or fur. “A serious message delivered with humor, simplicity, and charm makes this book an excellent purchase for families that value open-ended discussions. Also a good resource for classrooms and libraries that welcome diverse opinions and points of view.”—School Library Journal

Slimy Salamanders

Slimy Salamanders
Author: Meish Goldish
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 193608841X

Why are salamanders so slimy? These amphibians need to stay moist so they can breathe through their skin! If their skin ever dried out, the salamander would stop breathing and die. Slime helps salamanders survive in other ways, too. It keeps them safe from hungry enemies. The slime on a salamander's skin tastes bad and is often poisonous. Some people may think their slimy coating is gross, but it has helped salamanders survive on Earth since the time of the dinosaurs! In Slimy Salamanders, large color photos and fascinating facts will captivate readers as they discover what these water-loving creatures eat, how they stay safe, and the tremendous transformations that take place as these amphibians grow from tiny eggs to full-fledged adults.

The Ladybird Big Book of Slimy Things

The Ladybird Big Book of Slimy Things
Author: Imogen Russell Williams
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2020-09-17
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0241472652

The fox family are back to explore the Museum of Slimy Things! Following a successful adventure through the Museum of Dead Things, the foxes have returned to explore the world of slime. Curated by the slipperiest experts, this special museum introduces slime found all over the natural world, from the creatures in the depths of the ocean to the slime hiding inside the human body. Learn about the science of slime, meet the gelatinous hagfish and romp through the museum's swamp in this fully illustrated, non-fiction adventure.

Slime

Slime
Author: Susanne Wedlich
Publisher: Melville House
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2023-02-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1685890210

A groundbreaking, witty, and eloquent exploration of slime that will leave you appreciating the nebulous and neglected sticky stuff that covers our world, inside and out. Slime. The very word seems to ooze oily menace, conjuring up a variety of unpleasant associations: mucous, toxins, reptiles, pollutants, and other unsavory viscous semi-liquid substances. Yet without slime, the natural world would be completely unrecognizable; in fact, life itself as we know it would be impossible In this deft and fascinating book, journalist Susanne Wedlich takes us on a tour of all things slimy, from the most unctuous of science fiction monsters to the biochemical compounds that are the very building blocks of life. Along the way she shows us what slime really means, and why slime is not something to fear, but rather something to ... embrace.

Slimy Slugs

Slimy Slugs
Author: Celeste Bishop
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2015-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1499407157

Slugs are slimy, small, and super gross! Readers will delight in this close-up examination of the slug, with text that is written to support elementary science standards. Highly detailed color photographs will capture and hold readers’ interest as they learn important facts about this icky insect, including where they live, what they eat, and how to tell the difference between them and snails. Readers will walk away knowing everything they need to know about one of nature’s ickiest animals.

Slime Sleepers

Slime Sleepers
Author: Ellen Lawrence
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2018-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1642804258

Why does a colorful parrotfish spend the night in a bubble of slime? And how does the fish produce its slimy sleeping bag? In this brand-new title, learn the answers to these questions and more—and prepare to get slimed! This new Science Slam! title will introduce readers to the fascinating, slimy world of parrotfish. The book is expertly crafted to meet early elementary and science curriculum standards, as well as introduce children to bizarre and interesting facts. Innovative, grade-appropriate activities and experiments, critical-thinking questions, and fascinating fact boxes will hold readers’ interests with a viselike grip. And, best of all, the activities are gooey and fun!

Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime

Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime
Author: Ellen Prager
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2011-10
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0226678725

When viewed from a quiet beach, the ocean can seem calm, even serene. But hidden beneath the sea's waves are a staggering variety of active creatures, engaged in the never-ending struggles of life--to reproduce, to eat, and to avoid being eaten. Marine scientist Ellen Prager takes us deep into the sea to introduce a cast of fascinating and bizarre creatures. From the tiny arrow worms whose voracious ways may lead to death by overeating, to the lobsters that battle rivals or seduce mates with their urine, Prager reveals the ways they interact as predators, prey, or potential mates. And while these animals make for some jaw-dropping stories--there's far more to Prager's account than entertaining anecdotes: again and again, she illustrates the crucial connections between life in the ocean and humankind, in everything from our food supply to our economy, and in drug discovery, biomedical research, and popular culture.--From publisher description.