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<p><P><b>The creators of POOP are back with an entertaining look at the most incredible survivors on Earth.</b><P>Are you ready for the competition? From the persevering emperor penguins of the South Pole to the brave bacteria inside bubbling volcanoes, from the hardy reptiles of the driest deserts to the squash-proof creatures of the deepest seabeds, animals have adapted to survive in conditions that would kill a human faster than you can say "coffin." Discover how they do it in this amazing natural history book from a celebrated team — and find out who wins the title of the toughtest animal of them all!</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>The team behind Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable returns with another informative oblong volume, Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth by Nicola Davies, illus. by Neal Layton. The duo catalogues the "animals (and plants) that relish the sort of conditions that would kill a human quicker than you could say `coffin' "-from the polar bears at the North Pole to the cold-cuddling Emperor penguins on the South Pole, to camels who welcome a chill after a hot day in the desert. Layton's mix of full-bleed, full-page ill
- Author
- Nicola Davies
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780763641276
- Subjects
- Science, Literary Fiction, Stem
- Rating
- 4.15 / 5 (114 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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