The Animal Book: A Collection Of The Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest -- And Most Surprising -- Animals On Earth

"Steve Jenkins has written and gorgeously illustrated more than 30 books about the natural world and shares some 300 of the most fascinating creatures — both the exotic and the everyday — in this compendium of the animal kingdom. It’s basically his highlights reel. Here we meet the fastest, slowest, oldest, newest, biggest, smallest, earliest, most deadly and just plain weirdest. We learn about animal families, predators, defenses, extremes and the story of life itself. But it’s the truly beautiful collage illustrations that make this collection so very special. Includes a special section on Jenkins’ creative process, from idea to completion. A treasure that animal lovers will want to browse through again and again. (For ages 6 to 9)"