The Ultimate Animal Criminals

The Ultimate Animal Criminals

by Clive Gifford (Author), SarahHorne (Illustrator)

Synopsis

Warning: contains rotters and plotters, hooligans, con artists and assassins! Get ready to discover the animals who don't play by the rules... Children love finding out about animals but they won't have come across these rascals before. The Ultimate Animal Criminals features all sorts of criminal creatures, including mischievous monkeys, looting lemurs and tyrant toads. Captivating text from Clive Gifford, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2014, and humorous artwork from Sarah Horne is complemented by photographs to give an intriguing and scientific look at the more extreme aspects of the animal world. Perfect for readers aged 7 and up. Collect book 1 in the series - Dead or Alive? - to discover the most incredible animal survivors.

$8.63

Quantity

1 in stock

More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Publisher: Red Shed
Published: 30 Jul 2015

ISBN 10: 140527381X
ISBN 13: 9781405273817
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years

Media Reviews
underneath the fun is intriguing information about the ways animals compete to survive. --Publishers Weekly, 3/21/2016
it will circulate among wildlife-loving crowds. --School Library Journal, May 2016 issue
it will circulate among wildlife-loving crowds --School Library Journal, May 2016 issue.
Author Bio
Clive Gifford is an award-winning author of books for children and adults including the astonishing Dead or Alive, the creepy Book of Bad Things and the brain mangling Think Again and Eye Benders. He is passionate that books should entertain, inform and amaze whenever possible. A contributor to Encyclopedia Britannica, Clive's books have won School Library Association, PBS, Smithsonian and Times Educational Supplement, as well as the prestigious Royal Society Young People's Book Prize. Sarah lives in London, and has illustrated many children's books including Monster House, The Sesame Seade Mysteries and Guinea Pigs Online. Continuously drawing from a young age, Sarah's strength is in her draftsmanship and line work, she loves colour and one of the real joys of her illustration work is adding the extra humour in the detail. Sarah likes to travel, loves music, she doesn't care for mice and loves a good cup of coffee.