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The ostrich eyes with eager glint
a stone-his after-dinner mint.
It is a snack that he must swallow
so indigestion does not follow.
A Classic about animals' favorite treats-
republished with all new illustrations
We all know that animals never eat at tables, and they don't eat the same treats as we do, but where and what do animals eat? Well, tick birds eat on the backs of rhinos. And platypuses?
Do you know what porcupines eat? Find out that and more in Betsy Lewin's whimsical account of the eating habits of some exotic creatures.

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It's a light brush with natural history that will leave young readers and listeners rolling in the aisles. --Kirkus <br>.,. cheerful new watercolors serve up the rhymes from the 1980 edition as a delectable new entree. --Publishers Weekly <br>

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Caldecott Honor winner Betsy Lewin has illustrated more than fifty books for children, many of which she has authored as well. She is the author/illustrator of Cat Count and the illustrator of Dumpy La Rue, written by Elizabeth Winthrop; A Houseful of Christmas, by Barbara Joosse; and Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, by Doreen Cronin. She and her husband, artist Ted Lewin, collaborate on books like Gorilla Walk based on their real-life adventures in exotic locations.<br>

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