Unusual Creatures
School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8
No. of pages 108
Published: 2012
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This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.
There are 108 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Chronicle Books .
Michael Hearst is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and writer. Jelmer Nooreman, Arjen Noordeman and Christie Wright are designers and illustrators.
"Not cute curios, but the seriously weird, which... make the animals that much more appealing." - Kirkus Reviews
"A really spectacularly inventive, weird, and beautiful book for kids of all ages. Get one for the kid nearest at hand, which might be yourself." - Rick Moody, author of Garden State and The Ice Storm
"Author Michael Hearst keeps the tone exciting and entertaining, often times breaking into a goofy poem, or throwing in a quirky true or false quiz." - Apartment Therapy
"Hugely entertaining and just as informative" - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Hearst's enthusiasm for his subject... comes through on every page. A terrific conversation starter." - Scientific American
"This invitingly designed volume featuring 50 eclectic creatures will inspire young readers with enthusiasm for the natural world." - Shelf Awareness for Readers, Starred Review
"Hearst's appreciation for the quirkiness of nature shines through, and is reinforced in a concluding note admonishing readers to be kind to the earth" - The Horn Book Magazine
" A cool compendium of fascinating animals" - Boston Globe/ Best Children's Books of the Year
"We are enthralled by the information and sheer artistry in bookmaking of this compendium of odd living things from around the globe" - Lisa Von Drasek, Early Word, Best Books to Give To Kids You Don't Know Very Well
"This handsome volume is a fun-for-all informative compendium." - School Library Journal
"May well inspire a new generation of budding scientists" - Shelf Awareness for Readers/Best Books of The Year
"A quirky toast to the fascinating, impressively well-adapted freaks among us." - Discover Magazine