Myke Mollard is an award-winning children’s educator, illustrator, author and designer. He has a passion for educating kids about the world around them, both in person and via his books which he both writes and illustrates. His classic bestseller, An A-Z of Australian Bush Creatures, has sold over 90,000 copies since it was published in 2008. He is the author of 19 Australian natural history titles including Australian Backyard Birds, Australian Outback Birds and Australian Dinosaurs and Mega Beasts. He lives in Victoria and travels all over Australia filming, photographing, sketching, and enjoying our flora and fauna. "...so much to learn...in this book and Myke’s writing style and gorgeous illustrations make it easy and absorbing reading. " Good Readings 5* review on Mykes CBCA-longlisted Backyard Birds.
Description
Here are the oddballs of the animal world: from weird behaviours to strange adaptions, unusual ways of moving, extraordinary camouflage and - to us - the downright ugly. Some of these creatures stand out, while others artfully blend in. It features over 240 of the earth’s most interesting and fascinating creatures including the naked mole-rat, blind snakes, hammer-headed bats, blowfish, Boobies, the dumbo octopus, goblin sharks, vampire squid, bone-eating vultures, hagfish, fairy armadillos, proboscis monkeys and the great potoo. Myke Mollard takes us on a visual adventure to discover the world’s most weird, oddly unsettling, but often exquisitely adapted creatures, showing us that getting outdoors can reach beyond your wildest imagination!
Introduction: Weird is the new Wonderful
Wild Creatures from Down Under
Mammals: Proboscis Monkeys
Peculiar Primates
Colugos and Bush Babies
Remarkable Rodents
The Carnivora
More Amazing Mammals
Birds: the Hornbills
The Potoos
Shoebills and Storks
Fascinating Feathered Friends
Brilliant Birds of Prey
Time to Bug Out
Amphibians
Unique Reptiles
Deep-sea Creatures
More Marine Creatures