Description

WINNER of the 2018 4-11 Picture Book Awards (Non-Fiction 4-7 category)

Nominated for the 2018 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal

This book opens with introductory spreads explaining that beasts are wild animals that can’t be tamed and gives tips on how to spot them in their natural habitats. Subsequent spreads, illustrated with scenic compositions, are dedicated to specific beasts, including armadillos, bears, tigers and the Tasmanian Devil. Later spreads approach the world of beasts thematically, looking at mythical beasts, Ice-Age beasts, beasts on your street and how to save beasts in danger. The text is chatty, funny and full of amazing facts.

Publisher Review

'An absolutely fantastic addition to any bookcase!' - Library Girl and Book Boy blog 'Fun, fact-packed and fantastic!' - Chris Packham 'A brilliant book about the hairiest, grizzliest and most fearsome beasts on our planet. It is packed with fascinating information and full of gloriously illustrated wildlife scenes' - Absolutely Mama 'Awesome ... ticks off lots of our boxes straight away ... a HUGE book packed with tons of pages ... just begs to be read while sprawled out on the floor' - Read It Daddy (Picture Book of the Week) 'This is one book little ones won't want to put down!' - Global Mouse Travels 'With fascinating facts about animals ... this playfully illustrated book by Zommer will have kids both intrigued and amused' - Huffington Post 'A tall, gorgeous volume' - Sunday Times 'Packed with fascinating information and full of gloriously illustrated wildlife scenes' - Absolutely Education 'This gorgeously illustrated book provides a fact-filled introduction to the animal world' - BBC Science Focus's Brainfood Book of the Week