Can an old dog learn new tricks?
Subtitle: and other questions about animals
By: Buffy Silverman ; illustrations by Colin W. Thompson
Contributors: Thompson, Colin W., ill
Series: Is that a fact?
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780822590835
Subjects: Miscellanea; Children's questions and answers; Animals; Juvenile literature
Description: Presents a variety of common sayings about animals and explains which are fact and which are fable.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-39) and index.
Table of contents: title: Is spider silk really stronger than steel?; title: Will a mother bird abandon her babies after a person touches them, because she smells a human scent?; title: Are sharks really bloodthirsty killers?; title: Can an old dog learn new tricks?; title: Do ostriches really hide their heads in the sand?; title: Is it true that cats always land on their feet?; title: Is it true that bats are blind?; title: Is it true that porcupines can throw their quills?; title: Is it true that fish don't sleep?; title: Do opossums really hang by their tails when they sleep?; title: Is it true that the early bird catches the worm?; title: Can an alligator really live in the sewer?; title: Do lemmings kill themselves by jumping off cliffs?; title: Is it true that a worm can grow inside your brain?; title: Does a female praying mantis really eat her mate?; title: Can a cat "steal" a baby's breath?; title: Do camels really store water in their humps?