A Curious Collection of Peculiar Creatures: An Illustrated Encyclopedia (Curious Collection of Creatures)

by Sami Bayly (Author)

Make way for the world's weirdest, most wonderful creatures--from the author of the forthcoming A Curious Collection of Dangerous Creatures

Publisher's Note: A Curious Collection of Peculiar Creatures was previously published in Australia as The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals.

What's your favorite animal--a majestic lion, a graceful horse? Those are great choices, but have you considered the fangtooth moray eel? It has two rows of icicle-shaped teeth! And the monkey slug caterpillar is ready to cuddle . . . just look out for the stingers all over its body (and its six limbs that technically aren't legs)!

It's true, these animals are a little different--but their unusual features often give them incredible superpowers. Take the nearly blind star-nosed mole: Its pink, flower-shaped nose can detect the microscopic texture of everything it touches, and it does this at warp speed--up to 12 objects per second! What's more, many of these weird, wonderful creatures need our help: They're endangered, and we can't afford to ignore their well-being any longer. It's time to find a peculiar creature to love! Why not the blobfish?

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Review quotes

"The Perfect Gift for Curious Young Minds"—Mountain Life

"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
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781615196937
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Experiment
Publication date
November 03, 2020
Series
Curious Collection of Creatures
BISAC categories
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
JNF003270 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Endangered
Library of Congress categories
Animals
Animal behavior
Amazon Editors' Pick
Best Nonfiction for Kids
Indie Book Awards
Best Children's Book of the Year
Foreward INDIES
Gold Winner 2020

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