The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--And Most Surprising--Animals on Earth

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!

Author: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 10/29/2013
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.37lbs
Size: 11.11h x 8.88w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780547557991
Audience: Ages 9-12


Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: Garden State Children's Book Awards - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2013 pg. 47
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2013 pg. 41
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2013 pg. 98
Publishers Weekly 09/23/2013
School Library Journal 10/01/2013 pg. 134
Booklist 10/01/2013 pg. 52
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2013 pg. 218
Shelf Awareness 11/08/2013
Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2013 pg. 77
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2014 pg. 110
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 154 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author
Steve Jenkins, illustrator of more than thirty children's books, won a Caldecott Honor for What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? He lives in Colorado with his wife and frequent collaborator, Robin Page, and their children. Visit his website at www.stevejenkinsbooks.com.