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How Animals Shed Their Skin
Watts Library
A Division of
Scholastic, Inc.
September 2002
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For humans and other mammals shedding skin is no problem and it happens without even thinking about it. Many other animals don’t have it that easy. For some, shedding their skin may even be dangerous! Find out how animals like lobsters, frogs, spiders, snakes, caterpillars, monkeys, manatees and even mosquitoes shed their skin. Learn how new skin grows to take the place of the old. Spectacular color photographs add interest and young readers learn many additional science facts, in addition to how animals shed their skin.
64 pages with glossary for ages 8 to 12.