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Extreme Animal Facts
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A CBCA EVE POWNALL AWARD NOTABLE BOOK 2025 Explore over 140 of the world's most extraordinary animals in this beautifully illustrated book from CBCA award-winning author-illustrator Jennifer Cossins. Did you know the immortal jellyfish has the longest lifespan of any creature on Earth? Or that the...
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Description
A CBCA EVE POWNALL AWARD NOTABLE BOOK 2025
Explore over 140 of the world's most extraordinary animals in this beautifully illustrated book from CBCA award-winning author-illustrator Jennifer Cossins.
Did you know the immortal jellyfish has the longest lifespan of any creature on Earth? Or that the dung beetle is the strongest animal for its body size?
Get ready to explore the record-holders of the animal kingdom, from the animals that can dive the deepest in the ocean to those that can fly the highest in the sky. Perfect for readers aged 7+ who love learning about the world around them.
Vibrant and detailed . . . Perfectly appealing to children aged 7 to 12 years, this is a must for classroom libraries and fans of Sami Bayly and Matt Chun's gloriously illustrated animal books BOOKS+PUBLISHING
Praise for the books of Jennifer CossinsStunningly illustrated SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Makes you constantly feel in awe GOOD READING MAGAZINE
Highly recommended READPLUS
A revelation . . . every page a work of art LIVING ARTS CANBERRA
For those interested in words, and especially those with children who have an enquiring mind and a thirst for knowledge, any book by Tasmanian author and artist Jennifer Cossins is ideal KIDS' BOOK REVIEW
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780734422477
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 30 October 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Lothian Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 236.0mm
Height: 286.0mm
Weight: 560g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Jennifer Cossins is a CBCA award-winning artist and writer with a passion for nature, the animal kingdom and all things bright and colourful. A born and bred Tasmanian, Jennifer also designs homewares, textiles and stationery, which she stocks in her store in Hobart, Red Parka. Jennifer's books include A-Z OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS, 101 COLLECTIVE NOUNS, THE BABY ANIMAL BOOK, A-Z OF AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS, THE ULTIMATE ANIMAL COUNTING BOOK, A FLAMBOYANCE OF FLAMINGOS, THE MUMMY ANIMAL BOOK, THE DADDY ANIMAL BOOK, THE ULTIMATE ANIMAL ALPHABET BOOK, BOOK OF CURIOUS BIRDS, AMAZING ANIMAL JOURNEYS and EXTREME ANIMAL FACTS.
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