Honestly, as a reader of books like Pink Is for Blobfish: Discovering the World's Perfectly Pink Animals, I knew what to expect with this one and I wasn't disappointed. While the two books are not identical by any means, the precept of the books were similar, and the delivery was similarly informative. It was a clever decision to make the book seem like a commentary on fashion. It's a new angle. This book is equal parts informative and quirky, which is always a pleasant mix.

Fun and interesting, and will entertain kids, often using the grosser aspects of nature, sometimes involving poop. Using the conceit of fashion, the reader learns about how animals use outside objects and/or excreted substances for camouflage, protection against the elements, to attract a mate, etc. The photographs are nice, and the information is educational without being dry, though it is a tad light. This book should generate enough interest in animals behaviors to inspire further learning, and it talks about poop, so you know kids will love it!

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This is a fun read for anyone who enjoys learning odd facts about a variety of different animals. The book is not extremely detailed, but it has fun information and the pages are attractively laid out. This is a book without a ton of text that many of my reluctant readers would gravitate towards. It has bizarre facts, fun and colorful animals, and may also gross them out. What more could an elementary school librarian ask for?

This book contains lots of fun factoids about unique and interesting animals. Great photos! Great for young kids.

Wild Style: Amazing Animal Adornments by Jenna Grodzicki is currently scheduled for release on September 1 2020. What do a crab waving pom-poms, a bug with a backpack of dead ants, and a mud-spattered vulture have in common? Meet animals including crabs in sponge hats, caddisfly larvae wearing suits of armor, lacewing larvae dressing up with jewelry to hide themselves from ladybug predators in this fun and fascinating photo book!

Wild Style is a book that balances wonderful photography of animals showing off the ways they adorn their body for protection, comfort, hunting, and more. The pictures are bright and bold, and worth looking at all on their own. The text is well written, sharing interesting information in accessible terms and phrasing. I learned some things, and think that young readers (and their adults) will get a great deal from this read and want to revisit it on occasion.

THis would make a fun book of animal facts to add to a collection! I had no idea ground squirrels and their babies chewed up shed rattlesnake skins to rub allover themselves for protection! Or that assasinbugs carried multiple deads antas around on it back- kinda gross! Kids will enjoy the fun facts about critters in this book! Loved the photos; I bet they will look smashing in color!

Kids will love this book! Especially boys!! (You can’t go wrong when poop is involved). The books photographs are bright and interesting. The information is unique and unusual. It’s all about weird and whacky animal adornments used as camouflage. Did you know...

“The assassin bug sucks out the insides of an ant...
It lifts up the ant’s corpse and drops it on its back!
It glues the dead ant to the dozen other corpses
using a sticky substance that it makes itself.
Its backpack gets bigger with each meal...”

I didn’t even know there was a bug called an assassin bug! Have you heard of the Pom Pom crab? Me neither! Find out why they are the cheerleaders of the ocean when you read this book. You will love the interesting photo of their cheer “uniform”.

Kids and adults will be captivated and laugh at these crazy animals. Why does the golden tortoise beetle larva carry a stinky umbrella? And what is it made of? You’ll just have to read it to find out. This book is perfect for K-4th grade.

I received an ARC copy from net galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I received an electronic ARC from Lerner Publishing Group through NetGalley.
Animals have many ways to protect themselves. Grodzicki shows elementary level readers some of the wilder methods used. The text clearly explains at a simple to follow level, and the photos are brightly colored and clearly show the protection/adornment methods each type of animal uses.
Great launching book for elementary students who want to learn about animal survival methods.

Wild Style is a great concept for a book and there is an audience of kids who will love it. I just wish the text was written in a more fun and artistic way, instead of just paragraphs. This book will likely not be used for research or report purposes, but rather for fun, so the text should match that. Kids will most likely just look at the pictures and captions and skip the longer text.

A short and sweet book about the various adornments that animals have on their bodies, mostly for attracting mates. Perfect for early or middle grade readers interested in animals.

Bright and colorful photography accompanies brief but informative text in this interesting nonfiction picture book.