Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing!

Tim Flannery /Sam Caldwell (illustrator)

Explore Your World #1

The first book for children from renowned author and scientist Professor Tim Flannery, exploring the world’s weirdest and most fascinating animals in all their bizarre glory!

Get ready for a whole new look at the world around you. You’re about to meet the weirdest, wildest and most amazing animals on the planet!

Are zombie jellyfish real?
Do frogs like opera?
Which animals eat poop? (And more importantly, WHY?!)
What’s it like to wrestle a python?

Buckle up! Bursting with bizarre facts, packed with vibrant illustrations and guided by one of the world’s greatest living scientists, Professor Tim Flannery, this deep-dive into the natural world will enthral and enlighten readers. It will also make them laugh out loud … and squirm in disgust.
Perfect for:

Kids who love knowing everything about fascinating creatures
Fans of books such as Guinness Book of World Records and 100 Things to Know About Planet Earth
Educators and literacy specialists seeking hybrid texts to use in the classroom

Details:

ISBN:: 9781760501587
Format:: Hardback
Page Count:: 256
Dimensions:: 25.40cm x 19.00cm
Weight:: 1004g
Series:: Explore Your World
Publisher:: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Authors

Tim Flannery

Professor Tim Flannery is one of the world’s leading scientists, explorers and conservationists. He’s spent most of his life studying the natural world – from mammalogy to palaeontology – and has had some incredible adventures along the way, including floating down crocodile-infested rivers and wrestling pythons. He’s discovered 75 new species of animals – some that are still living, and others that have been preserved as fossils.

Sam Caldwell

Sam Caldwell has a particular talent for illustrating the world’s strangest and most fascinating creatures. He grew up in the north of England and now lives in Glasgow, Scotland, where he works as an illustrator and designer. Sam studied painting at the Edinburgh College of Art and is passionate about using texture and colour to tell stories with his art.