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Animal Awards

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The Animal Awards invites children to a whimsical ceremony where 50 incredible animals compete for fun titles like Terrific Teeth Award and Most Smelly. From emperor penguins to naked mole rats, each creature showcases unique traits in a celebration of nature's diversity across the globe.
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Format: Hardback
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This vibrant and engaging book is perfect for young children with an interest in animals and nature, sparking curiosity and learning through playful storytelling and beautiful illustrations.

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Celebrate the most spectacular species in the animal kingdom with this amazing book of animals. Fifty fantastic creatures are awarded prizes to celebrate their most dazzling talents and some unusual skills.

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Roll up, roll up! The Animal Awards are about to begin.

Who will win the Terrific Teeth Award? Who will claim the title of Most Smelly? Who will win the prize for Best at Pretending To Be A Plant?

Celebrate with 50 brilliant animals from around the world who represent nature's rich tapestry.

Featuring: Mound-building termite, great bustard, chimpanzee, peregrine falcon, deep-sea anglerfish, giant octopus, emperor penguin, African elephant, wandering albatross, earthworm, leaf-cutter ant, Cuvier's beaked whale, lion, chameleon, honey bee, naked mole rat, honey badger and honey guide bird, wolf, bat, skunk, tiger, electric ray, giant panda, humpback whale, European eel, Arctic tern, caribou, beaver, orb-web spider, kangaroo, giraffe, mosquito, lyre-bird, pistol shrimp, woodpecker, blacksmith bullfrog, cheetah, dung beetle, vulture, tortoise, ostrich, leaf-tailed gecko, flounder, false coral snake, cuttlefish, lion's mane jellyfish, axolotl, giant clam, polar bear.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786037787

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 September 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Illustration: 80 color illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 276.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 80

About the Author

TOR FREEMAN is a London-based freelance illustrator. In 2012 she was awarded the Sendak Fellowship. In 2017 she won the Guardian Graphic Short Story Prize. Her books include the Digby Dog and Olive series.
MARTIN JENKINS is conservation biologist and children's writer. His jobs have varied greatly: 'I've been an orchid-sleuth in Germany, a timber detective in Kenya and an investigator of the chameleon trade in Madagascar.' His titles include Emperor's Egg, winner of the Times Junior Information Book of the Year Award, Can We Save the Tiger, winner of the SLA Award, and Gulliver's Travels, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal.

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