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100 1 a| Collard, Sneed B.e| author.=| ^A395778;

245 10 a| Catching air :b| taking the leap with gliding animals /c| Sneed B. Collard, III.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| Thomaston, Maine :b| Tilbury House Publishers,c| 2017.;

300 a| 39 pages :b| color illustrations ;c| 27 cm.;

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490 1 a| How nature works;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (page 38).;

520 a| Only a select few animals are able to glide long distances through air, but they include an amazing variety-- even a few species of frogs and snakes. Catching Air takes us around the planet to meet these animals and explore why this gravity-defying talent has evolved in mammals, amphibians, and reptiles. What advantages do gliders gain? Why do so many gliders live in the rainforests of Southeast Asia? Does flying evolve from gliding, and if so, why haven't gliders taken that next step?;

521 8 a| 980b| Lexile;

586 a| A Junior Library Guild selection;

650 0 a| Gliders (Mammals)v| Juvenile literature.=| ^A863024;

650 0 a| Vertebratesv| Juvenile literature.=| ^A5670;

650 0 a| Mammalsx| Flightv| Juvenile literature.=| ^A130;

650 0 a| Reptilesx| Flightv| Juvenile literature.=| ^A16541;

650 0 a| Amphibiansx| Flightv| Juvenile literature.=| ^A47604;

650 0 a| Animalsv| Juvenile literature.=| ^A533561;

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Catching air : taking the leap with gliding animals / Sneed B. Collard, III.

Author/creator	Collard, Sneed B. author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	Thomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers, 2017.
Copyright Date	©2017
Description	39 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Subjects	Gliders (Mammals)--Juvenile literature. Vertebrates--Juvenile literature. Mammals--Flight. --Juvenile literature. Reptiles--Flight. --Juvenile literature. Amphibians--Flight. --Juvenile literature. Animals--Juvenile literature.

Series	How nature works How nature works. ^A1319198
Abstract	Only a select few animals are able to glide long distances through air, but they include an amazing variety-- even a few species of frogs and snakes. Catching Air takes us around the planet to meet these animals and explore why this gravity-defying talent has evolved in mammals, amphibians, and reptiles. What advantages do gliders gain? Why do so many gliders live in the rainforests of Southeast Asia? Does flying evolve from gliding, and if so, why haven't gliders taken that next step?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (page 38).
Audience	980 Lexile
Awards note	A Junior Library Guild selection
LCCN	2016959412
ISBN	0884484963 (hardback)
ISBN	9780884484967 (hardback)

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