Packed full of weird and wonderful facts about the animal kingdom, (including animals who eat their own poo and beetles that explode like toxic water pistols), my six-year-old was completely fascinated and couldn’t put it down!

- Naomi Jones, Mini Travellers

Enter the hilarious world of Sam Quigley, the strange-fact-obsessed owner of two stick insects called Twiggy and Wiggy in Exploding Beetles and Inflatable Fish.Sam really likes interesting facts, the kind that will make you shout "Wow! I never knew that". Things like:- Woodlice don't wee – instead a smelly gas comes wafting out of their shells - There is a fish with a stomach so stretchy it can swallow things twice as big as itself- Bombardier beetles can explode like toxic water pistols!Written by Tracey Turner, this STEM-focused book is packed with incredible facts and stats about the world’s weirdest animals. With a narrative that will have readers hooked, plus cool cartoon-style illustrations by Andrew Wightman, it’s a perfect book for fact fans, animal lovers and reluctant readers alike.
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A world of animal weirdness full of facts!
A world of animal weirdness full of facts!

Product details

ISBN
9780753445808
Published
2021-05-13
Publisher
Vendor
Macmillan Children's Books
Weight
198 gr
Height
210 mm
Width
151 mm
Thickness
9 mm
Age
JC, 02
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
96

Author
Illustrated by

Biographical note

Tracey Turner has written more than seventy books, most of them for children, on subjects including inventions, the universe, famous writers, rude words and deadly perils. Many have become bestsellers. She is also an editor, and she worked on the Horrible Histories series for many years. She lives in Bath, UK, with Tom and their son, Toby.

Andrew Wightman is an illustrator who combines solid draughtsmanship with a sense of fun. He studied at Liverpool Art School and the Royal College of Art. His clients include The Guardian, Penguin, DK, Walker Books and Time Out.