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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces platypuses to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

Because Australia is an island that broke away from a larger land mass about 200 million years ago, animals on the secluded continent developed separately, and platypuses are a prime example. Readers learn that a platypus can stay underwater for one or two minutes at a time, has two coats of fur to help it keep warm, and lives on land in a burrow. Full-color photos include an image of two baby platypuses.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitat of the platypus.

Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitat, behavior, diet, and world distribution of the platypus.

Phineas and Ferb build a "Perry translator" so they can finally understand what Perry the Platypus is saying.

"Simple text and photographs present platypuses, how they look, where they live, and what they do"--Provided by publisher.

Various animals of Australia are discussed such as the koala, the kangagoo, and the platypus.

Although Arthur the platypus has a terrible time remembering everything from his hat to the names of the oceans, he finds that there are some important things in his life which he can remember.

When a platypus wanders into a zoo, he meets a variety of animals who all want to know why he should be allowed to join them.... [Once] he's gone..., they begin to wonder if perhaps they were too quick to judge. Is it possible he didn't even want to join their zoo?

"This title covers basic information about platypuses, one of Australia's most unique and rare animals! Information in this title covers a platypus's habitat, diet, habits, and more."--Amazon.com.