The Oddball Book of Armadillos

The Oddball Book of Armadillos

by Elizabeth Shreeve and Isabella Grott
Epub (Kobo - Fixed Layout), Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 03/09/2024

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From the creators of The Upside-Down Book of Sloths, this delightful new picture book traces the history of one of Earth’s strangest animals.


Armadillos are a hodgepodge of different animal parts and behaviors rarely seen together—in short, they’re oddballs! In this companion to The Upside-Down Book of Sloths, Elizabeth Shreeve explores the evolutionary history of armadillos and how they became the burrowing, swimming, roly-poly, armored predators of today. She pairs modern species like the adorable pink fairy armadillo, the chilling screaming hairy armadillo, and the iconic nine-banded armadillo with their ancient counterparts, such as the glyptodont, which could be as large as a car, had a turtle-like dome of armor, and even a spiked tail club!


Entertaining, educational, and completely endearing, The Oddball Book of Armadillos digs deep into armadillos, their evolutionary history, and their future in our changing world.

ISBN:
9781324052197
9781324052197
Category:
Wildlife (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Epub (Kobo - Fixed Layout), Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
03-09-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Norton Young Readers
Elizabeth Shreeve

Elizabeth Shreeve is the author of several books for young readers, including the chapter book series the Adventures of Hector Fuller and two picture books, Captain Freddy Counts Down to School, illustrated by Joey Chou, and Oliver at the Window, illustrated by Candace Hartsough McDonald.

Isabella Grott

Even as a child, Isabella Grott had an inclination for drawing and painting, that made her enroll and graduate at the art institute in Trento (Italy). After that, she moved to Florence where she currently lives and where she obtained a BA in graphics at the Accademia di Belle Arti.

Afterwards, she also graduated at the Nemo Academy of digital arts. During the years, she has participated to various workshops with international artists, which helped and encouraged her in a continuous quest within the illustration field. She has been selected for an exhibition at the Pisa Book Festival.

She collaborates with various publishers to create illustrated books, on paper and digital, and she teaches at the Nemo Academy in Florence.

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