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    Animals, Beasts & Creatures
    Animals, Beasts & Creatures
    Animals, Beasts & Creatures
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    Animals, Beasts & Creatures

    By David L. Watkins

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    Animals, Beasts & Creatures is a book for children of all ages. Watkins' colorful drawings and charming rhymes will delight children and adults alike. The illustrations will enchant youngsters aged four and older. The poems will impress children aged seven and older. The facts and statistics will inform those readers aged 10 and older.

    Animals, Beasts & Creatures will inspire readers to want to learn more about some of their favorite animals.

    Come fly with Vinnie, the Vegetarian Vulture as he searches for meatless meals. Prance with pleasant Priscilla, the most peculiar pig around. And stroll with Cool Calvin, the cunning cheetah as he convinces other animals to become appetizers.

    Animals, Beasts & Creatures is a book which will be read many times and will be treasured for many years.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDLW Publishing Co.
    Release dateSep 5, 2014
    ISBN9780984812974
    Animals, Beasts & Creatures
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    David L. Watkins

    David L. Watkins is a children's book author. A Michigan native, David attended Mackenzie High School and Wayne State University in Detroit. He has been affiliated with the Motown Writers Network and the Detroit Writers' Guild, which uses one of David's poems on their website. David has also been a member of such diverse organizations as P.E.T.A. and Mensa.

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      Animals, Beasts & Creatures - David L. Watkins

      The ABC SERIES

      Animals, Beasts & Creatures

      By David L. Watkins

      DLW Publishing Company

      Animals, Beasts & Creatures

      Written by David L. Watkins

      Illustrated by David L. Watkins

      Copyright 2014 by DLW Publishing Co.

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      WORDS TO KNOW

      Glossaries and Indices usually come at the end of a book

      But it seems that you’d rather know the words you need

      at an earlier look:

      cacti plural of cactus, a leafless plant often found in deserts

      captivity confinement, imprisonment

      carnivore flesh eater

      carrion decaying or dead flesh

      dominion the exercise of control; control

      food chain arrangement of eaters linked in order: some people eat bears, who eat fish, who eat sea grass, insects, etc.

      gnus large African antelopes

      herbivore one who feeds on plants

      migrate to move from one area to another; to relocate (often due to the weather)

      omnivore eater of plants and animals

      pachyderm large

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