Odd Science Incredible Creatures by James Olstein

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Odd Science Incredible Creatures by James Olstein

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Odd Science: Incredible Creatures is filled with weird and wacky facts that you’ve never heard before. Read about the dinosaur that used camouflage, wonder at the penguins that ‘propose’ to each other with rocks and tell your friends that the dodo was actually quite smart! Prepare to laugh, marvel and learn.

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Odd Science Incredible Creatures by James Olstein

Odd Science: Incredible Creatures is filled with weird and wacky facts that you've never heard before. Read about the dinosaur that used camouflage, wonder at the penguins that 'propose' to each other with rocks and tell your friends that the dodo was actually quite smart! Prepare to laugh, marvel and learn.

'An extremely accessible and entertaining readThere are so many fascinating and intriguing facts here that this is a book you will return to time and time again!’

 

* North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award *

‘An amazing picture book full of the most fascinating creatures that have roamed the planet … Proof that science can be both fun and funny!’

* Lancashire Post *

'A lovely book to browse through, enhanced by James Olstein’s quirky illustrations that cleverly highlight the weird facts.’

* Parents in Touch *

‘Children will marvel, laugh and learn from all the amazing and weird facts about the animal world packed into this small handy hardback… illustrated with an amusing and quirky retro style. A fascinating compilation of wonderment.’

* South Wales Evening Post *

‘This is an absolute treat for animal fans… diminutive but fact-filled little book of awesomeness. Loved the presentation too with really nice clear text and simple graphical illustrations accompanying. Utterly brill!’

* Read it Daddy *

‘The rich vocabulary lends itself perfectly to learning and understanding more about animals and creatures in our world…The illustrations are wonderfully quirky and brilliant for studying…The colours and design take this from being an ordinary non fiction animal book to being one of extraordinary proportions.’

* My Shelves are Full *

James Olstein is an illustrator living in Philadelphia. He has illustrated for the BBC, Bob's Burgers, Monocle Magazine, Mental Floss, Scientific America, Sierra Magazine, economia, the Boston Globe and the National Constitution Centre. He has displayed his work at Spoke Gallery NYC, Galleries 1988 and Philadelphia Independents.

He runs a successful blog called Illustrated Science, that has been featured in The Verge and Geekadelphia.

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ISBN 13 9781843654025
ISBN 10 1843654024
Title Odd Science Incredible Creatures
Author James Olstein
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2019-02-07
Number of pages 80
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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