A Curious Collection of Peculiar Creatures
An Illustrated Encyclopedia
by Sami Bayly
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Pub Date Nov 03 2020 | Archive Date Nov 10 2020
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The weirdest (but no less wonderful) creatures in the animal kingdom finally get their turn in the limelight!
Discover the world’s wackiest species in A Curious Collection of Peculiar Creatures, which gives some of the animal kingdom's more overlooked animals a turn in the limelight for a change. Breathtaking scientific illustrations flaunt their unconventional beauty, while fascinating facts about their conservation status, diet, strange quirks, and habitat completes each vivid portrait. The Bornean orangutan, whose immense cheek pads give it a dinner-plate-like face, is the largest tree-dwelling mammal!The red-lipped batfish, alas, is a terrible swimmer, with leg-shaped fins better suited to walking along the seafloor.The mysterious goblin shark, rarely seen by humans, has a long snout and a terrifying flexible jaw to snatch its prey. These are just a few of this stunning encyclopedia's sixty curious creatures living among us who might not be as cute as a kitten but are no less deserving of our love.
Advance Praise
★ An Indie Book Awards Best Children's Book of the Year
“This informative book with spectacular illustrations of ugly animals will inform, entertain, and promote discussion about what is ugly and what is not.”—4.5 stars, Sunday Telegraph
“Enough of the cute and cuddly, time to rethink the dichotomy of beauty and ugliness and to celebrate the weird and wonderful. Bayly researched and painted 60 of the world’s most aesthetically challenged animals for her encyclopedia.”—Sydney Morning Herald
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781615196937 |
| PRICE | $17.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 128 |
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