THE WILD LIFE OF ANIMALS
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AWARD WINNER!
A colorful and comical tour through the animal kingdom from award-winning author Mike Barfield and quirky cartoonist and illustrator Paula Bossio.
Featuring key habitats, including seas, forests, deserts and grasslands, this 96-page book uncovers the little-known but amazing adaptations, bonkers behavior, and cunning natural skills of the world’s most interesting animals. Each story is told from the animal’s own perspective. Covering creatures from all over the world, readers will meet flying snakes in the rain forest, vampire squid in the ocean, and meerkats in the desert. This hilarious guide, full of fascinating facts, will entrance animal lovers everywhere, and reveal the wild lives of animals like no other.
A colorful and comical tour through the animal kingdom from award-winning author Mike Barfield and quirky cartoonist and illustrator Paula Bossio.
Featuring key habitats, including seas, forests, deserts and grasslands, this 96-page book uncovers the little-known but amazing adaptations, bonkers behavior, and cunning natural skills of the world’s most interesting animals. Each story is told from the animal’s own perspective. Covering creatures from all over the world, readers will meet flying snakes in the rain forest, vampire squid in the ocean, and meerkats in the desert. This hilarious guide, full of fascinating facts, will entrance animal lovers everywhere, and reveal the wild lives of animals like no other.
"A great combination of comedy, whimsy, and trivia about wildlife around the world … It would be a welcome addition to any classroom or library."
-- Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database
"With comic book art and pacing, this look into the 'secret lives of astounding animals' is a fun, informative add to animal collections. ... the graphic novel format makes this an excellent add to nonfiction and graphic nonfiction shelves."
-- Mom Read It
"Told with subtle humor in both the text and illustrations, this book introduces (actually, the animals introduce themselves) young readers to over 50 different animals, depicted in a cute cartoon style, in 8 habitats from across the globe."
-- Frog on a (B)log