How Long Things Live: And How They Live as Long as They Do

How Long Things Live: And How They Live as Long as They Do

by Anthony D. Fredericks
How Long Things Live: And How They Live as Long as They Do

How Long Things Live: And How They Live as Long as They Do

by Anthony D. Fredericks

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Overview

Solid science presented in an entertaining and informative wayFilled with fascinating "did you know?" facts about extremely short- and long-lived creatures, as well as those in betweenA gall midge hatches, breeds, and dies in a 3-hour period. A bowhead whale can live for 200 years, a quahog clam 400. And box huckleberries growing today sprouted some 13,000 years ago. This fact-filled science book explains how and why some 99 animals and plants—including dragonflies, horses, dogs, snakes, humans, tortoises, sequoias, and jellyfish—live as long, or as briefly, as they do.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780811736220
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Publication date: 01/28/2010
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Anthony D. Fredericks is the author of the Science Fair Handbook and a number of science books for young people. He is a professor at York College in Pennsylvania and lives in Dover.
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