Art, poetry, and science meet in this batch of lighthearted, fact-laced poems and pictures about creatures of land and sea. Lively verse about such creatures as the armadillo, the dromedary, the sidewinder, the shark, the sea horse, the archerfishand pictures of them in human settings creates sheer fun and pun. This collection offers children a delightful way to appreciate the attributes and behaviors of animals."

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Boyds Mills Press .

Rob Jackson is a biologist at Duke University and lives in Durham, North Carolina. He is lucky enough tostudy plants and animals for a living, and travels to such places as Texas caves and the Amazon jungle. Laura Jacobsen grew up in Ohio and received her BFA in illustration from the Columbus College of Art and Design. She now lives in the desert Southwest. Laura Jacobsen has illustrated a number of children's books. She lives in the Southwest of the United States. Laurajacobsen. com.