Up Close: A life-size look at the animal kingdom

by Isabel Thomas

Dawn Cooper (Illustrator)

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Did you know that the world's biggest tongue belongs to the blue whale? Or that the snub-nosed monkey's nostrils point upwards, and when it rains it makes them sneeze? From paws to claws, tongues, teeth, tails and more, compare the biggest and the smallest animals (and all the others in between) in this illustrated exploration of creatures and their features.

Includes stunning 'UP CLOSE' pages, which take a life-size look at a particular feature of two very different animals. See the mighty elephant's trunk (it can grow as long as a bathtub!) and compare it to the sensitive snout of an elephant shrew. Study the bristly tongue of a penguin and see how different it is to the stretchy, long tongue of a salamander.

Written by science writer and children's book author Isabel Thomas, with beautiful illustrations by Dawn Cooper, this absorbing book will delight and educate young animal lovers aged 6+.

  • ISBN10 1526363259
  • ISBN13 9781526363251
  • Publish Date 26 May 2022
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 23 August 2023
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Hachette Children's Group
  • Imprint Wren & Rook
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 64
  • Language English