IP Factly (Author)

Book Description
Publication Date: November 28, 2012
The 25 Weirdest Animals in the World
"Every kid I know loves learning about animals, and mine are no exception. I'm not sure who enjoyed this book more; me or my boys." Steve Jones
"I love this book. I love the crazy animals! This book is great for children and adults that want to know more about crazy animals. This book is all crazy animals like a vampirefish. I hope you enjoy the book!" A Kid's Review

Amazing facts, photos and video links to the oddest creatures on the planet today.

• Aimed mainly at the 8-13 age range. It's a fun and fascinating way for newly and not so newly independent readers to find out more about the strangest animals alive.
  
• Using video links, IP Factly's Amazing Animal series has been designed to encourage and bolster independent reading.
  
• This book provides fact after fact for information hungry children to tell family and friends, and even has an accompanying website with videos of the animals in action.
  
• It makes learning fun and gives a real reason for children to want to read by themselves. Kids will love collecting animal facts to share and enjoy.
  
• The 25 Weirdest Animals in the World book encourages children along the path to truly independent reading and learning.
  
• See for yourself by clicking on the front cover to look inside the book.
  
• There is even a question and answer section at the end of the book to test comprehension, encourage further reading and learning whilst, importantly, instilling confidence.
  
• This book is great for newly independent readers and not-so-newly independent readers alike.

There is even a question and answer session at the end of the book.
Children will enjoy testing what they have learnt, as well as delving back into the book to look at what they missed.
Try some yourself:
1. How do proboscis monkeys communicate?
2. What do hagfish make when threatened?
3. The frill-necked lizard is arboreal. What does that mean?
4. How does the blob fish catch its food?
5. Which of the following is NOT true about the platypus? It lays eggs. It is venomous. It locates its prey with electricity.
6. What does the leafy seadragon pretend to be?
7. Which kind of crocodile can swim at speeds of up to 40 kmh (25 mph)?
8. As well as using its fins like normal fish, the hairy frogfish moves in two unusual ways. Can you name one of them?
9. What is weird about the English Angora rabbit?
10. Why is the Dumbo octopus called Dumbo?
11. The long-beaked echidna is a monotreme. What is that?
12. Up to what length can a vampire squid grow? 1 foot, 10 feet or 100 feet?
13. The viperfish has a photophore, what is that?
14. What in the animal kingdom is a sphynx?
15. Which fish is sometimes called a honey toad?
16. The star-nosed mole is the world's fastest...?
17. What kind of animal is a shoebill?
18. What is frilly about a frilled shark?
19. What is the world's longest bony fish?
20. What kind of animal is a fangtooth?
21. What incredible thing can an axolotl do?
22. Why do scientists think a barreleye's head is transparent?
23. How tall is an average adult aye-aye?
24. What is unusual about the half-naked hatchetfish?
25. What do pink fairy armadillos mostly eat?

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A Brief Note About the Author
IP Factly is the happy father of 7 and 9 year old boys.
Their search for animal facts and videos inspired the IP Factly series of books and its accompanying website.
He has previously written questions for the UK's 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' quiz machine and loves questions as much as he loves answers.
Hopefully you'll enjoy reading this book as much as he enjoyed writing and researching it.