Who Are You Calling Weird?: A Celebration of Weird & Wonderful Animals
About this ebook
Delve into the forests, burrow under the ground and dive into the deep to discover nature's most peculiar creatures and learn about their behaviour, diet and habitat, as well as folk beliefs about each animal.
Hidden away in Earth’s forests, caves and oceans, these creatures might look or behave in peculiar ways but, as you will soon find out, every oddity serves a purpose:
- the long, skeletal finger of an aye-aye, used by this lemur to tap on trees to locate hollow tunnels where delicious insects hide
- the barrel-shaped eyes of a Pacific barreleye fish that turn upward to watch for prey above through its transparent head
- the big, bulbous nose of a proboscis monkey designed to attract mates
- the armor-like scales of a pangolin that are so tough that even lions and tigers can’t bite through them
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About the author
Marilyn Singer is a multi-award-winning children’s author who has written many books, spanning poetry, picture books, fiction and non-fiction. Her awards include the 2015 NCTE Award for Excellence in poetry, the Cybil Award for Poetry 2011, and several Children’s Choice and Parents’ Choice Awards, among others. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Paul Daviz is a Blackburn-born illustrator whose style is characterised by big, bold shapes, sweeping lines, strong colours, hints of texture, and plenty of fun. His influences include Soviet matchbox covers and 1970s cinema advertising. After studying graphic design and working as a storyboard visualizer for TV ads, packaging and print campaigns, Paul moved to freelance illustration, producing work for numerous and diverse clients, including Chanel 4, The Daily Telegraph, HarperCollins, BMW, Ravensburger and Royal Mail.
