Curious Features of Extraordinary Creatures: Clean-Up Crew
Published on 20. March 2025
Book
Hardback
56 pages
978-1-0350-5536-4 (ISBN)
Description
Do you know about all the amazing creatures that help clean up our precious planet? There are so many to discover in Curious Features of Extraordinary Creatures: Nature's Clean-Up Crew.
In this fascinating book that's packed with facts, you'll meet scavenging vultures swooping from the sky, curious crustaceans that scrub the seabed, and other helpful species in the five kingdoms that keep nature thriving and the ecosystems in balance.
Graphic-novel style panels use story scenes to highlight the incredible features of each animal, combined with Fiona Fogg's detailed illustrations, which make the informative content engaging and accessible.
Turn the pages to celebrate these busy beings that do such important jobs in the natural world.
In this fascinating book that's packed with facts, you'll meet scavenging vultures swooping from the sky, curious crustaceans that scrub the seabed, and other helpful species in the five kingdoms that keep nature thriving and the ecosystems in balance.
Graphic-novel style panels use story scenes to highlight the incredible features of each animal, combined with Fiona Fogg's detailed illustrations, which make the informative content engaging and accessible.
Turn the pages to celebrate these busy beings that do such important jobs in the natural world.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 6 to 9 years
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 224 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
516 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-5536-4 (9781035055364)
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Person
Fiona Fogg is an award-winning illustrator based in Norwich, England. She has previously worked with clients including the National Trust, Blenheim Palace, and Norfolk Museums Service. Fiona has illustrated several children's books including Anglerfish: The Seadevil of the Deep (Walker/Candlewick). She has an MA in children's book illustration from Cambridge School of Art, and was awarded second place in the 2020 Carmelite Prize in children's book illustration.
Camilla de la Bedoyere is an award-winning author of information books, a specialist reading teacher and consultant, and a Member of the Zoological Society of London. Camilla has an academic background in Zoology and has worked hard to promote conservation and an understanding of animal life. An experienced journalist, she was responsible for the Children's Page in the British national newspaper The Sunday Express for five years, and has written more than 250 books, many of them focussed on the natural world, science and art.
Camilla de la Bedoyere is an award-winning author of information books, a specialist reading teacher and consultant, and a Member of the Zoological Society of London. Camilla has an academic background in Zoology and has worked hard to promote conservation and an understanding of animal life. An experienced journalist, she was responsible for the Children's Page in the British national newspaper The Sunday Express for five years, and has written more than 250 books, many of them focussed on the natural world, science and art.