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Arnosky introduces animals with unusual--and showy--characteristics. Subjects include birds with dramatic plumage, mammals with horns and antlers, and animals that ward off threats by making noise. Some animals, like sockeye salmon, 'change their color completely'; subjects able to 'spread' their skin include the anole. Arnosky includes pencil sketches and colorful, naturalistic renderings of the creatures, as well as several striking foldouts. The naturalist's lyrical, first-hand accounts of animals in the wild ('The animals' hooves kicked up dust that hung in the air like mist over their heads') contribute an additional layer of immediacy to the well-informed descriptions. --Publisher's Weekly

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Jim Arnosky is the author/illustrator of nearly 150 books for young readers, and has been honored for his overall contribution to literature for children. He received the first lifetime achievement award for Excellence in Science Illustration from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for nonfiction. Jim and his wife, Deanna, travel all over the US for school and library visits, meeting hundreds of kids every year. Visit jimarnosky.com to learn more. He lives in South Ryegate, VT.

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