Wally & Cheyenne Shluffmuffin are back to the clutches of the show-tune happy Hortense Jolly at the Jolly Days Orphanage where another odd adventure ensues.
"The Greedy Python" is quick to gobble up every creature he meets--including to his own great misfortune, himself, when he mistakes the tip of his tail for a lunchtime treat. With drawings by one of the country's most popular illustrators, this story of a python who is quick to eat everything in sight, including the end of his tail on one sad day, is sure to delight and amuse young readers. Full-color illustrations.
In question-and-answer format, this book describes rattlesnakes, cobras, pythons, boa constrictors, horned lizards, crocodiles, alligators, and sea turtles.
Draws on herpetological research to answer the most frequently asked questions about snakes, telling how the limbless creatures breathe, hear, smell, eat, move, and reproduce, and dispelling popular myths and common fears about the reptiles.