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The Magnificent Book of Camouflage
Part of The Magnificent Book of
By Anne Rooney
Illustrated by Mat Edwards and Simon Mendez
Published by Weldon Owen
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About the Book
Adventure into lush rainforests, across the frozen Arctic, and deep under the ocean’s surface to meet some of nature’s most extraordinary masters of disguise.
From the tiny pygmy seahorse to the mighty Bengal tiger, this new edition of the Magnificent series showcases some of the world’s most extraordinary animals camouflaging in their natural habitats through stunning full-color illustrations and fascinating facts. Meet the mimic octopus that pretends it’s a sea snake, the mantis that poses as an orchid, and the near-invisible moon jellyfish. Intriguing information accompanies every illustration, so readers can learn how bird-dropping crab spiders also camouflage using smell, how the tawny frogmouth tricks animals into thinking it’s part of a tree, and what the gum-leaf skeletonizer caterpillar does with its molted heads. This captivating journey through nature’s hidden world of camouflage is sure to spark curiosity in budding biologists ages 8-12!
BUILDS SCIENCE CURIOSITY: Through engaging examples from across the natural world, readers will learn how camouflage connects to biology, adaptation, ecosystems, and animal behaviors, reinforcing key STEM and life science concepts along the way.
EXPLORE NATURE’S DISGUISES: Meet an incredible variety of camouflaged creatures and plants and discover the clever survival strategies that help them hide, hunt, and communicate.
VIBRANT ARTWORK: Detailed illustrations in full color bring different kinds of camouflaged creatures to life, revealing the patterns, textures, and optical tricks that allow living things to disappear into their surroundings.
COLLECT THEM ALL: More beautifully illustrated compendiums in the Magnificent Book of series include The Magnificent Book of Monkeys and Apes, The Magnificent Book of Horses, The Magnificent Book of Dinosaurs, and more.
From the tiny pygmy seahorse to the mighty Bengal tiger, this new edition of the Magnificent series showcases some of the world’s most extraordinary animals camouflaging in their natural habitats through stunning full-color illustrations and fascinating facts. Meet the mimic octopus that pretends it’s a sea snake, the mantis that poses as an orchid, and the near-invisible moon jellyfish. Intriguing information accompanies every illustration, so readers can learn how bird-dropping crab spiders also camouflage using smell, how the tawny frogmouth tricks animals into thinking it’s part of a tree, and what the gum-leaf skeletonizer caterpillar does with its molted heads. This captivating journey through nature’s hidden world of camouflage is sure to spark curiosity in budding biologists ages 8-12!
BUILDS SCIENCE CURIOSITY: Through engaging examples from across the natural world, readers will learn how camouflage connects to biology, adaptation, ecosystems, and animal behaviors, reinforcing key STEM and life science concepts along the way.
EXPLORE NATURE’S DISGUISES: Meet an incredible variety of camouflaged creatures and plants and discover the clever survival strategies that help them hide, hunt, and communicate.
VIBRANT ARTWORK: Detailed illustrations in full color bring different kinds of camouflaged creatures to life, revealing the patterns, textures, and optical tricks that allow living things to disappear into their surroundings.
COLLECT THEM ALL: More beautifully illustrated compendiums in the Magnificent Book of series include The Magnificent Book of Monkeys and Apes, The Magnificent Book of Horses, The Magnificent Book of Dinosaurs, and more.
About the Illustrators
Commercial artist Mat Edwards draws inspiration from the things he sees in daily life. He can create everything from modern to vintage designs, with the power of precision and repetition as key to the appeal of his works. Mat has been passionate about art since childhood, and counts artists such as Chris Foss, Tim White, and Rodney Mathews among his early inspirations. While his talent and eye for detail is a constant, his technique has evolved from using purely traditional materials such as pencils, gouache, stretching paper to using almost all-digital methods. He lives in the United Kingdom.
Simon Mendez is an illustrator who takes particular pleasure in rendering images in exquisite detail often with an enchanting ethereal quality. He concentrates on conceiving mood lighting and creating compositions that are dynamic and engaging to draw the eye.
Product Details
- Publisher: Weldon Owen (June 15, 2027)
- Length: 80 pages
- ISBN13: 9798886744750
- Grades: 3 - 7
- Ages: 8 - 12
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