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Having strong jaws and teeth is a key reason that Tasmanian devils are some of the world's most successful scavengers. Tasmanian devils can crack and crunch bones with their bite force and can eat tough skin. And these scavengers have an important job: raising their joeys to be the next generation of scavengers. Learn all about the lives of Tasmanian devils!
Sandra Markle
Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children's Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist.
More than 500 schools participate in Markle's Book Explorers program which provides free resource-packed emails and classroom activities. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.
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