Scanorama: Amazing Animals

Scan, discover, and learn about amazing creatures found in all the world's habitats.

Slide the scanner across the page to discover what lies under the skin of the world’s most fascinating creatures! In Scanorama: Amazing Animals, readers will meet a variety of species from across the animal kingdom and learn about their astounding feats of strength, speed, and endurance. The five movable sliders transform the illustrated animals--including an anaconda, a thorny devil, and a blue whale—to reveal their skeletons, creating a virtual X-ray on the page. Captivating facts, photographs, and illustrations provide even more details on each animal, and interactive flaps to lift enhance the scan-tastic educational experience.

Anna Claybourne is an experienced children’s author who has published more than 200 books on all kinds of topics, ranging from Shakespeare, space science, and Surrealism to experiments, earthquakes, and endangered species. She specializes in science and nature, literature, and arts and craft books, but also writes fiction and retellings. She lives in Edinburgh, UK, with her family and two cats. Besides writing, she likes camping, sewing, and music, and she plays the trombone.