Up Close: A life-size look at the animal kingdom

The world's biggest tongue belongs to the blue whale, and the snub-nosed monkey's nostrils point upwards, making them sneeze when it rains. This illustrated exploration of creatures and their features compares the biggest and smallest animals, including stunning UP CLOSE pages. Written by science writer and children's book author Isabel Thomas and illustrated by Dawn Cooper, it will delight and educate young animal lovers aged 6+.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 64 pages
Publication date: 29 September 2022
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Did you know that the blue whale boasts the world's largest tongue? Or that the snub-nosed monkey's nostrils point upwards, causing them to sneeze during rain? From paws to claws, tongues, teeth, tails, and more, this illustrated exploration compares the biggest and smallest animals (and all the ones in between).

Includes stunning UP CLOSE pages, which take a life-size look at a particular feature of two very different animals. See the mighty elephant's trunk, which can grow as long as a bathtub! And compare it to the sensitive snout of an elephant shrew. Study the bristly tongue of a penguin and observe how different it is from the stretchy, long tongue of a salamander.

Written by science writer and children's book author Isabel Thomas, with beautiful illustrations by Dawn Cooper, this absorbing book will delight and educate young animal lovers aged 6+.

Weight: 390g
Dimension: 274 x 275 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526363244