Blogger and Author Wendie Old Reviews "I Like Weird Animals!"

Wendie Old has written several books for Enslow Publishers, while also writing her own blog "Wendie's Wanderings." For her Nonfiction Monday post today, she reviewed the series I Like Weird Animals! by Carmen Bredeson. She also had the chance to ask her a few questions about writing the series! The full blog post can be found here:

http://wendieold.blogspot.com/

To learn more about Enslow's series, I Like Weird Animals! please visit

http://www.enslow.com/catalog.asp?exact=true&SeriesID=286

Blogger Anastasia Suen, selects Bomb Factory Beetles and Other Weird Insects as Picture Book of the Day

Nonfiction Mondays Picture Book of the Day: August 10, 2009, Bomb Factory Beetles and Other Weird Insects

To see Anastasia's full blog entry, please click here

http://6traits.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/nonfiction-monday-bomb-factory-beetles-and-other-weird-insects/

To learn more about this title, visit Enslow's website at http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2700

Fainting Goats and Other Weird Mammals

Part of the I Like Weird Animals series, Fainting Goats and Other Weird Mammals lets readers into the world of fascinating and strange mammals! Young readers will learn why some goats actually faint! Author Carmen Bredeson's full-color photographs of weird creatures are sure to delight!

Enslow Publishers

24 Pages

For grades K-3

ISBN: 978-0-7660-3122-7

For more information about this title, please visit http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2777

Bomb-Factory Beetles and Other Weird Insects

Children are always fascinated by insects, especially the weird ones! In Bomb-Factory Beetles and Other Weird Insects, part of the I Like Weird Animals! series, children will learn about beetles that roll balls of poop, caterpillars that roll themselves into wheels, bombardier beetles that eject chemical sprays from their abdomen and more strange insects. Young readers will love this book that has awesome full-color photos of some of mother nature's strangest creatures!

For more information on this title, please visit http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2700

Enslow Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-3123-4
Interest Level: Grades K-3
Page Count: 24

Leafy Sea Dragons and Other Weird Sea Creatures

In this easy reader by Carmen Bredeson, young students can explore the world of strange sea creatures. In Leafy Sea Dragons and Other Weird Sea Creatures, part of the I Like Weird Animals! series, elementary students will learn aboutl remora fish, who hang onto larger fish and get a free ride; the leafy sea dragon, a fish that looks like seaweed; and more weird sea creatures. This book has stunning full-color photographs and is a great addition to any library!

For more information on this title, please visit http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2701

Enslow Publishers

ISBN: 978-0-7660-3125-8

Interest Level: Grades K-3

Page Count: 24

Hair-Shooting Tarantulas and Other Weird Spiders

Hair-Shooting Tarantulas and Other Weird Spiders, part of the I Like Weird Animals! series, lets young readers learn all about weird spiders such as tarantulas that defend themselves with spikey hairs and even a type of spider that looks like bird droppings! This book has awesome full-color photos and easy text.

Enslow Publishers, For grades K-3, 24 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7660-3127-2

For more information about this title, please visit http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2702

Flying Geckos and Other Weird Reptiles

Young readers will learn about really weird reptiles found all around the world with this book by Carmen Bredeson in the series I Like Weird Animals! Some of these weird animals include flying geckos and lizards that squirt blood from their eyes! Enslow Publishers ISBN: 987-0-7660-3126-5, for grades K-3, 24 pages

For more information on this title, please visit http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2699

Weird Birds

This series, I Like Weird Animals, is one of my personal favorites from Enslow. In Weird Birds by Carmen Bredeson, readers get an amazing glimpse into the unusual world of weird birds in this easy reader for grades K-3. Did you know that there are birds that can make sounds like barking dogs or car alarms, and chicks that spit vomit at enemies? Stunning, full-color photographs complement each spread of easy-to-read text.

To find out more about this title, please visit http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2703

Enslow Publishers

ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-3124-1

Interest Level: Grades K-3 Page Count: 24

Diane Chen from SLJ mentions I Like Weird Animals in her blog

To see Diane Chen's blog entry, please click http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/470046847.html

For more about the I Like Weird Animals! series, please visit Enslow at http://www.enslow.com/catalog.asp?direction=Show%20All&exact=true&SeriesID