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A Curious Collection of Dangerous Creatures: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Hardcover – 14 December 2021
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Sharks, snakes, and spiders get all the attention, but many of the most terrifying animals on the planet are probably ones you didn't know were so dangerous--like the otherworldly blue dragon, a tiny sea slug that can unleash a powerful sting, or the lethal mosaic crab, armed with a toxin 1,000 times deadlier than cyanide. And some creatures get rather creative when it comes to warding off predators--which is what makes them so amazing to read about. Take the adorable greater slow loris: This primate prepares to strike by first licking its venom-filled armpits!
Before you run and hide, award-winning author and illustrator Sami Bayly shows how, once you understand why these animals have adapted to be so dangerous, you'll learn to appreciate their scarier sides. They're only trying to survive! And with so many of these species threatened or endangered, they're counting on us to learn to love and protect them . . . from a safe distance!
Publisher's note: A Curious Collection of Dangerous Creatures was previously published in Australia under the title The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals.
- Reading age9 - 12 years
- Print length128 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level3 - 8
- Dimensions18.42 x 1.27 x 23.5 cm
- PublisherExperiment
- Publication date14 December 2021
- ISBN-101615198245
- ISBN-13978-1615198245
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"Once kids (and adults!) get their hands on this wonderful book, they will likely read it over and over. This is a real winner."--San Francisco Book Review
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- Publisher : Experiment (14 December 2021)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 128 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1615198245
- ISBN-13 : 978-1615198245
- Reading age : 9 - 12 years
- Dimensions : 18.42 x 1.27 x 23.5 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 175,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 113 in Veterinary Encyclopaedias
- 186 in Encyclopaedias for Children
- 245 in Children's Books on Zoology
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About the author

Sami Bayly is a 25 year old natural history illustrator based in Armidale, NSW, who loves all things weird and wonderful. She finds the beauty and importance of all animals regardless of their appearance, and hopes to share her appreciation with others.
Sami's first book, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals, won the Children's Indie Book of the Year Award and the Australian Book Design Awards. It received the Honour Award for the CBCA Eve Pownall Award and was shortlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children and the ABA Booksellers' Choice 2020 Book of the Year Awards.
Her second book, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals, received the Honour Award for the CBCA Eve Pownall Award and was shortlisted for the Children's Indie Book of the Year Award, the ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children and the Queensland Literacy Awards for the Children’s Book of The Year.
Both books have been published overseas in numerous countries, including the UK, USA and Russia with more to come.
To keep up to date you can follow Sami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samibayly/
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