ODD COUPLES A Guide to Unlikely Animal Pairs BY MARIA BIRMINGHAM ILLUSTRATED BY RAZ LATIF OWLKIDS BOOKS
For the entire Owlkids team because nothing beats pairing up with you on another book M.B. To Mylana R.L. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Much gratitude to my editor Stacey Roderick for her enthusiasm thoughtful edits and help in shaping this book My thanks to Raz Latif for his incredible art as well as to Danielle Arbour for her stellar design work Many thanks to Doeun Rivendell for offering a helpful eye And as always thanks to Sam and Grace my favorite pair
Have you ever noticed how some kinds of animals are really hard to tell apart Take alligators and crocodiles for instance Or leopards and jaguars And what about frogs and toads You need to look closely at each of these pairs to figure out exactly who's who But there are lots of creatures in the animal kingdom that you'd never confuse with each other Like giraffes and hummingbirds Or sharks and snails They're such different creatures they couldn't possibly have anything in common Right Think again It turns out these odd couples and many others are more alike than meets the eye
