Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do

Jenkins, Steve; Page, Robin

ISBN 10: 0544233514 / ISBN 13: 9780544233515

Published by Clarion Books, 2014

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Seller Inventory # 0544233514-3-34041870

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0544233514
• ISBN 13: 9780544233515
• Binding: hardcover
• Illustrator: Jenkins, Steve
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 12 ounces

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Synopsis

Dear axolotl: Why do you have feathers growing out of your head? Axolotl: They aren't feathers—they're gills! They let me breathe underwater.
Let's face it. Even as babies, we humans pay close attention to faces. Observing another person's features and expressions tells us whether they are happy, angry, excited, or sad. And when we look at an animal, it's hard not to imagine that its face is communicating human feelings. This isn't true, of course. Squinty eyes, an upturned mouth, or another odd expression is probably there because, in some way, it helps that animal survive.      Packed with many cool facts and visuals on where certain animals live and what they eat, this book captures twenty-five humorous—and very true—explanations of why animals look the way they do in order to exist in this world.

About the Authors

Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.

Robin Page has worked on numerous bestselling and award-winning titles with her husband and collaborator, Steve Jenkins, including Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? She lives in Boulder, Colorado.