Mudskippers and Other Extreme Fish Adaptations (Extreme Adaptations)

Description

Wrasses that can change from female to male! Anglerfish that glow under the sea! Some fish have found extreme ways to adapt to their environments. Discover some of the most interesting and unusual adaptations in fish that have allowed them to survive all over the world.

Jody Sullivan Rake specializes in writing about any and all animals. After earning a zoology degree from San Francisco State University, she became an educator and science writer at SeaWorld in San Diego. She still lives in San Diego.

From a giraffe's tongue to the dung beetle's diet, the animal characteristics highlighted here are sure to draw interest. . . .The writing is lively and engaging, with a consistent focus on the ways in which adaptations are essential for survival. Most of the high-quality photos directly hone in on featured adaptations. . . .Attractive, adequate offerings.-- "School Library Journal" You'll find lots of weird and wonderful animals between the covers of these books.-- "Ithaca Child"