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Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatureson Earth
Author
Illustrator
Neal Layton
Publication Date
April 20, 2009
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction / 4th − 5th
Language
English
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Description
From the persevering emperor penguins of the South Pole to the bacteria inside bubbling volcanoes, animals have adapted and survived in conditions that would quickly kill a human. Discover how they do it in this amazing natural history book from a celebrated team. Full color.
Publication date
April 20, 2009
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781613837849
Lexile Measure
1100
Publisher
Perfection Learning
BISAC categories
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
JNF003000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | General
JNF003000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | General
Kirkus
Fresh from their dive into Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable (2004), Davies and Layton introduce a menagerie of survivors who have adapted to the worst conditions that nature can dish out. With plenty of Layton’s daffy, digitally colored cartoons to add both detail and flights of fancy (“Live Naked” proclaims a polar bear’s signboard), Davies conveys readers from the Arctic’s far-below-zero temperatures to the 200-plus degree heat near a volcano’s rim, from sunless “black smokers” on the sea bottom to harsh deserts. She not only identifies denizens of each clime, but also explains how, for instance, Emperor penguins keep their feet warm, wood frogs can survive being frozen and thawed and camels prevent their sensitive brains from overheating. In the end, the author presents persuasive reasons for awarding the “Truly Toughest Extreme Animal” trophy not to humans (“We humans are such a bunch of wimps!”), but to the lowly water bear. Fine fare for younger naturalists. (index, glossary) (Nonfiction. 8-10)
Nicola Davies
Nicola Davies graduated with a degree in zoology before becoming a writer, producer, and presenter of radio and television programs. She lives in Somerset, England.
Neal Layton received distinction for his M.A. in illustration from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, in London, and has been illustrating books for children ever since. He lives in Portsmouth, England.
Neal Layton received distinction for his M.A. in illustration from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, in London, and has been illustrating books for children ever since. He lives in Portsmouth, England.
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