Talented Animals

ISBN-10: 0516244612
ISBN-13: 9780516244617
Category: Animal intelligence
Pages: 42
Language: English
Published: 2003
Publisher: Scholastic Incorporated
Author: Mary Packard

Description

Describes six very talented animals: Twiggy, a squirrel who water-skis; Tracker, a dog who acts; Tilly, a dog who paints; Koko, a gorilla who uses sign language and paints; and Siri and Ruby, elephants who also paint.

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