Overview
Trickiest! introduces readers to some of the slyest animals on the planet, and the award-winning author and illustrator Steve Jenkins is here to show you what earned them their reputation. Steve's Extreme Animals reader series explores nature's truly superlative animals with the help of illustrations, infographics, facts, and figures while detailing the astounding abilities of critters as small as a frog or as big as a whale. Each installment focuses on truly amazing and unusual animals, making these nonfiction readers accessible, informative, and fascinating. AGES: 6 to 9 AUTHOR: Steve Jenkins has written and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor-winning What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and frequent collaborator, Robin Page.
Full Product Details
Author: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781328841957
ISBN 10: 1328841952
Publication Date: 10 October 2017
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Jenkins's expert cut- and torn-paper illustrations provide high visual appeal. Clean lines, careful shading, and clearly delineated body parts effectively highlight key features such as the spines of the giant silk moth caterpillar (Deadliest!) and the alligator snapping turtle's lurelike tongue (Trickiest!). Many visuals significantly enrich a young reader's learning experience . . . Top-notch nonfiction with high appeal for browsing and learning. -SLJ
Jenkins's expert cut- and torn-paper illustrations provide high visual appeal. Clean lines, careful shading, and clearly delineated body parts effectively highlight key features such as the spines of the giant silk moth caterpillar (Deadliest!) and the alligator snapping turtle's lurelike tongue (Trickiest!). Many visuals significantly enrich a young reader's learning experience . . . Top-notch nonfiction with high appeal for browsing and learning. -SLJ --
Author Information
Steve Jenkins has written and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?. His books have been called inventive, masterful, playful, compelling, engaging, accessible, and informative. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife and frequent collaborator, Robin Page.
