The hardcover has some shelf wear to the corners and edges. The dust jacket has a plastic protective cover. It is an ex-library copy with all the usual markings (stamps, stickers, card pocket, etc.) The library binding is tight and pages are clean, no underling, highlighting or writing. A small tear on one page. Beautiful illustrated. 📚 Check out my shop for more vintage & living books! Synopsis | Dillo is born deep in a burrow dug into the riverbank near fields of corn and soybean and a dense mangrove swamp across the river. When he is still young and dependent on his mother, Dillo is swept from the mouth of the burrow in a flash flood. But Dillo escapes the raging river and learns to make his own way. The warm southern climate and abundance of worms, beetles, mushrooms, berries, and field crops make it easy for the little armadillo to survive. Protected by a thick, horny shell and an ability to dig, his only dangers are man-made ones, such as speeding cars, and people and natural disasters. In describing the life cycle of his unusual mammal, Alice L. Hopf presents an informative and interesting picture and some little-known facts about the armadillo. —From dust jacket b-405

ISBN: 0399609458