The Animal Book (Multi-Touch Edition): A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest—and Most Surprising—Animals on Earth

by Steve Jenkins

Award-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins presents a visually-rich, fact-filled compendium of the animal world.

This enhanced ebook edition includes an embedded animal index and glossary as well as interactive elements that create an immersive reading experience.

  • Format: eBook
  • ISBN-13/ EAN: 9780547590349
  • ISBN-10: 0547590342
  • Pages: 208
  • Publication Date: 12/17/2013
  • Carton Quantity: 1

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About the Book
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Reviews
  • About the Book

    "A must-purchase for animal-loving families."  —Kirkus, starred review  

     

    "An excellent choice for classroom curricula."  —Booklist, starred review  

     

    Animals smooth and spiky, fast and slow, hop and waddle through the pages of the Caldecott Honor artist Steve Jenkins’s most impressive nonfiction offering yet. Sections such as “Family,” “Predators,” “Animal Senses,” and “Animal Extremes” are filled with vivid animal portraits, fascinating facts, and infographics. Jenkins’s cut- and torn-paper artwork is as striking as ever.

    This multi-touch ebook edition includes an embedded animal index and glossary as well as interactive elements that create an immersive reading experience. A discussion of the artist's bookmaking process with bonus video content rounds out this bountiful browsers' almanac of more than three hundred animals. 

     

    ALA Notable Book 2014 

    Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor book for Nonfiction 

    Junior Library Guild Top 10 Books for Youth 2013 

    Kirkus's Best of 2013 

    Lasting Connections of 2013 

    NPR 2013 Great Reads 

    An Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12

  • About the Author

    Steve Jenkins

    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. www.stevejenkinsbooks.com

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    "Building on years of experience in selecting animal facts and creating arresting illustrations, Jenkins surpasses his previous work with an amazing album characterized by clear organization, realistic images and carefully chosen examples. . . . This is a must-purchase for animal-loving families and most libraries."
    —Kirkus, starred review

    "This is a beautiful book that belongs in most collections; it will engage browsers for hours, and the many textual features make it an excellent choice for classroom curricula."
    —Booklist, starred review

    "With so much to look at, this attractive browsing book will fascinate children thirsty for animal facts."
    —School Library Journal

    "In showcasing the riches and peculiarities of the natural world, Jenkins offers plenty to seize (and satisfy) readers' curiosities."
    —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    "This will be an ideal holiday gift for kids who love animals or who love Steve Jenkins books—and that amounts to a lot of kids."
    —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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