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Queer ducks (and other animals) : the natural world of animal sexuality / Eliot Schrefer ; illustrations by Jules Zuckerberg.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0063069490
  • 9780063069497
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QL761 .S36 2022
Contents:
Introduction -- Doodlebugs -- Bonobos -- Fruit flies -- Bottlenose dolphins -- Japanese macaques -- Deer -- Wrasse fish -- Albatross -- Bulls -- Ducks and geese -- Conclusion.
Awards:
  • Printz Honor, 2023.
  • Rainbow Book List Top Ten Titles for Teen Readers, 2023.
Summary: "A research-based exploration of queer behavior in different animal species is interspersed with personal anecdotes and interviews with scientists."-- Provided by publisher.Summary: We're taught the natural order means male-female pairs for each animal on Earth. In recent years study after study reveals substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals. Schrefer examines the diversity of sexual behavior in the animal world. He argues that the diversity of sexualilty that links humans to the animal world can be a source of wonder and self-acceptance. -- adapted from jacket.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PZ10.17 .S36 Qu 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001509396

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225) and index.

Introduction -- Doodlebugs -- Bonobos -- Fruit flies -- Bottlenose dolphins -- Japanese macaques -- Deer -- Wrasse fish -- Albatross -- Bulls -- Ducks and geese -- Conclusion.

"A research-based exploration of queer behavior in different animal species is interspersed with personal anecdotes and interviews with scientists."-- Provided by publisher.

We're taught the natural order means male-female pairs for each animal on Earth. In recent years study after study reveals substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals. Schrefer examines the diversity of sexual behavior in the animal world. He argues that the diversity of sexualilty that links humans to the animal world can be a source of wonder and self-acceptance. -- adapted from jacket.

Ages 14 up Katherine Tegen Books.

Grades 10-12 Katherine Tegen Books.

Printz Honor, 2023.

Rainbow Book List Top Ten Titles for Teen Readers, 2023.

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