The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals

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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals by Sami Bayly is a fascinating children's book that explores a diverse range of animals known for their dangerous traits. It combines beautiful illustrations with engaging facts that delve into the unique behaviours and characteristics that make these creatures both intriguing and perilous. Perfect for curious minds, it offers an educational and entertaining look at the natural world's more formidable inhabitants.
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Discover a world of fascinating creatures with captivating illustrations that bring each animal to life, perfect for curious young readers who love wildlife and adventure. This book may appeal to you if you're intrigued by the more dangerous and exotic animals on our planet and enjoy learning cool, educational facts in an engaging and visually stunning format.

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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals

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Dangerous animals get a bad rap, but this beautifully illustrated encyclopaedia helps us appreciate the incredible features of some of our more hair-raising animal species.

With more than sixty of the most deadly and dangerous animals from across the world to explore, every page of this beautifully illustrated volume is more eye-opening than the last. You will learn interesting facts about these fascinating species, (many of which you won't have even known were deadly) such as how they have adapted to survive and whether we should be threatened by these animals or appreciate them for their incredible features. Children and adults alike will pore over the breathtaking scientific illustrations of unusual animals from the geography cone snail to the wolverine, the Irukandji jellyfish to the slow loris, debating their relative dangerous features, learning about science and nature along the way.

This gorgeous hardcover book is illustrated in exquisite detail by award-winning author and illustrator, Sami Bayly. A brilliant companion to The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals.

Series: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia series

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734420015

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 September 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 241.0mm

Height: 297.0mm

Weight: 900g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Sami Bayly is a natural history illustrator based in Newcastle, NSW, who loves all things weird and wonderful. She finds the beauty and importance of all animals regardless of their appearance, and hopes to share her appreciation with others.

Sami's first book, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals, won the Children's Indie Book of the Year Award and the Australian Book Design Award for Younger Readers. It was a CBCA Honour Book and was shortlisted for an ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children and longlisted for the ABA Booksellers' Choice 2020 Book of the Year Awards. Her second book, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals, was a CBCA Honour Book, an ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children, won an Australian Book Design Award for Younger Readers and was shortlisted for the Children's Indie Book of the Year 2020. The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs was shortlisted for the CBCA Eve Pownall Award and longlisted for Children's Indie Book of the Year Award. Sami's most recent books are How We Came to Be: Surprising Sea Creatures, How We Came to Be: Creatures of Camouflage and The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Extinct Animals.

To keep up to date you can follow Sami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samibayly

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