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Joanne Settel

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Dr. Joanne Settel is an award-winning writer of science books for children. Dr. Settel’s book Exploding Ants: Amazing Facts About How Animals Adapt was listed as one of the Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children (2000) by the Children’s Book Council. She also coauthored a popular series of children’s books including Why Does My Nose Run?,Why Do Cats’ Eyes Glow in the Dark?,and How Do Ants Know When You’re Having a Picnic?, which was also named an Outstanding Science Trade Book For Children (1986).Dr. Settel has a PhD in Zoology. She is a professor emeritus at Baltimore City Community College, where she taught courses in biology, anatomy, and physiology. She lives with her husband in Maryland, where she enjoys hiking, bird watching, and gardening.

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Exploding Ants
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$1999

Exploding Ants

Picture Book · Ages 7–10 · 1999

Discover bizarre animal survival tactics in nature's wildest adaptations.

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Exploding Ants
Sale price
$1999

Exploding Ants

Picture Book · Ages 7–10 · 1999

Discover bizarre animal survival tactics in nature's wildest adaptations.

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