Welcome to the World of Otters (Welcome to the World Series) - Softcover

Swanson, Diane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551105209 ISBN 13: 9781551105208

Publisher: Walrus Books, 1997

Synopsis

Plunk a penny on a sea otter and you cover about 250,000 hairs - sea otters have the thickest fur in the world. In Welcome to the World of Otters, you'll find amazing facts just like this one on every page. Diane Swanson reveals how river otters dive without a splash and how snoozing sea otters anchor themselves with kelp. Did you know that river otters often play hide and seek in the snow? Under water and on land, this is an exciting look at the splashing, diving, sliding life of otters.

Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

About this title

About the Author:

Diane Swanson specializes in nature writing for children. She is the author of many books, including Safari Beneath the Sea, which won the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction for Children. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4-Exuberant, playful, energetic, furry, and presenting an amiable appearance to humans, otters of any sort are of high interest among children and books on these engaging critters are often read for pleasure as well as for factual reporting. This slim volume offers information on range, diet, communication, the raising of young (though mating is never mentioned), and other lifestyle data on both sea otters and river otters. Easy to read and relatively informative, this book includes a large, full-color photo for every two pages. While this title is not essential, especially for collections owning M. Barbara Brownell's Amazing Otters (National Geographic, 1989; o.p.) or Bobbie Kalman's Sea Otters (Crabtree, 1996), the attractiveness of the subject will ensure circulation.
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Walrus Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1551105209
• ISBN 13: 9781551105208
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32