The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shy

<p>Animals smooth and spiky, fast and slow, hop and waddle through the two hundred plus pages of the Caldecott Honor artist Steve Jenkins's most impressive nonfiction offering yet. Sections such as "Animal Senses," "Animal Extremes," and "The Story of Life" burst with fascinating facts and infographics that will have trivia buffs breathlessly asking, "Do you know a termite queen can produce up to 30,000 eggs a day?" Jenkins's color-rich cut- and torn-paper artwork is as strikingly vivid as ever. Rounding out this bountiful browsers' almanac of more than three hundred animals is a discussion of the artist's bookmaking process, an animal index, a glossary, and a bibliography. A bookshelf essential! </p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Steve Jenkins<br><b>Publisher:</b> Clarion Books<br><b>Published:</b> 10/29/2013<br><b>Pages:</b> 208<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 2.37lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 11.11h x 8.88w x 0.77d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780547557991<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><b>Award:</b> Garden State Children's Book Awards - Nominee<br><b>Award:</b> Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Kirkus Reviews</i> 01/01/0001<br><i>Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide</i> 05/15/2013 pg. 47<br><i>Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview</i> 08/15/2013 pg. 41<br><i>Kirkus Reviews</i> 09/01/2013 pg. 98<br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 09/23/2013<br><i>School Library Journal</i> 10/01/2013 pg. 134<br><i>Booklist</i> 10/01/2013 pg. 52<br><i>Bulletin of Ctr for Chil