Journeys Discovered Through Science
- ISBN-10
- 0713647795
- ISBN-13
- 9780713647792
- Category
- Animal locomotion
- Pages
- 25
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- A & C Black
- Author
- Karen Bryant-Mole
Description
One of a series which combines photographs and text to help explore important areas of the curriculum through familiar topics or themes. This title asks how animals with no legs move over the ground and how a car works.
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