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Weirdest Animals on Earth Bookshelf

A spider in space. A backwards snail. An octopus that builds its own shell.

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Nefertiti, the Spidernaut

The true story of a spider that went to the International Space Station where she learned to hunt in the zero gravity environment. She lived long enough to return to Earth. An amazing spider!

Nefertiti, the Spidernaut

Jeremy, the English Garden Snail

Most snails have a right-coiled shell. When a scientist found a left-coiled snail, he worked to find out if this was a genetic trait or a mutation.

Book cover of 'Jeremy the English Garden Snail' with a snail illustration on a blue background.

Aquarium: How Jeannette Power Invented the Aquarium to Study Marine Life

French scientist went to the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea and fell in love with the Argonaut argos, the weirdest octopus in the world. It makes its own shell! Power designed the aquarium to study this weirdness.

Aquarium, Moments in Science series of STEM nonfiction picture books by Darcy Pattison.  Ages 7-12. Female scientist Marine science

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