The World's Most Ridiculous Animals
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Summary
This witty， quirky， colorfully illustrated book features some of the most absurd and flamboyant animals on the planet！
The second title in the series from the hilarious Philip Bunting is filled with facts about some of the weirdest creatures in the natural world。
The antagonist voice （speaking though cheeky annotations） points out the apparent ridiculousness of each creature's features， while the narrator's voice describe the evolutionary reasons or advantages for each animal's extraordinary characteristics。
With hilarious text throughout and bright， contemporary illustrations， this guide to ridiculous animals contains funny labelled diagrams and will help teach kids about evolution by studying some of its most wild products！
The second title in the series from the hilarious Philip Bunting is filled with facts about some of the weirdest creatures in the natural world。
The antagonist voice （speaking though cheeky annotations） points out the apparent ridiculousness of each creature's features， while the narrator's voice describe the evolutionary reasons or advantages for each animal's extraordinary characteristics。
With hilarious text throughout and bright， contemporary illustrations， this guide to ridiculous animals contains funny labelled diagrams and will help teach kids about evolution by studying some of its most wild products！
Reviews
G
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4。5- This was fantastic， engaging， and informative， but it was inconsistent in providing size and habitat for each of the animals， which was surprising to me。
Robert
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An illustrated book aimed at children， The World's Most Ridiculous Animals introduces kids to animals that are a bit ridiculous。Each page is an entry on an animal （there are a few entries that are double-paged。） At the top is the common name of the animal。 Underneath the common name is the scientific name of the animal， crossed out， and a jokey scientific name written below it。 The middle of the page is taken up by a cutesy illustration of the animal， with arrows and captions bordering the illus An illustrated book aimed at children， The World's Most Ridiculous Animals introduces kids to animals that are a bit ridiculous。Each page is an entry on an animal （there are a few entries that are double-paged。） At the top is the common name of the animal。 Underneath the common name is the scientific name of the animal， crossed out， and a jokey scientific name written below it。 The middle of the page is taken up by a cutesy illustration of the animal， with arrows and captions bordering the illustration， providing humorous comments on the animal。 At the bottom of the page is a paragraph giving a more proper explanation of the animal。The entries are funny， but the humor can get repetitive by the end。 The target audience would enjoy it better than any older reader whom the child roped in to read it for them。 Also， while some of the animals included truly earned the right to be called ridiculous， others do not。 Anyone who is into learning about animals has probably read about more ridiculous animals。 Of course， for the target audience， this would probably be their introduction to many of these animals， so to them， they are ridiculous。Finally， the store page lists this for 5-8-year-olds。 I would raise the age for kids who are trying to read this by themselves as there are certainly words that highly challenge kids in that age range。 Now， if an older person is reading to or assisting them， then it is more appropriate。 。。。more
Carol
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The World's Most Ridiculous Animals （Volume 2）I picked this book to amaze my grandchildren。 This book calls attention to very unusul animals like the Sea Sheep！ It is the only animal that eat algae and stores chloroplasts to turn energy from the sun into energy that their bodies can use。 I had not heard of the animal before and I searched for it on the Interner and found great videos of it！Then there is the Maned Wolf， which looks like a fox on stilts and has a mane。I want my grandchildren to ne The World's Most Ridiculous Animals （Volume 2）I picked this book to amaze my grandchildren。 This book calls attention to very unusul animals like the Sea Sheep！ It is the only animal that eat algae and stores chloroplasts to turn energy from the sun into energy that their bodies can use。 I had not heard of the animal before and I searched for it on the Interner and found great videos of it！Then there is the Maned Wolf， which looks like a fox on stilts and has a mane。I want my grandchildren to never lose their wonder and this book has helped me to capture mine！ Altogether， there are 77 amazing animals and unforgettable animals in this colorfully illustrated book for all ages！ 。。。more
Melki
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Here's a fun and funny look at some of nature's stranger creatures。 There's a wacky painting of each critter， and silly comments。 （Did you know the common wombat produces cubic poop？ I did not。） Plus， a paragraph of factual information about the animal。This is an enjoyable read that I'm betting young to middle-grade readers will adore。I only wish the illustrations had been a little more realistic， as I spent a lot of time Googling to see what beastie really looked like。A big thank you to NetGall Here's a fun and funny look at some of nature's stranger creatures。 There's a wacky painting of each critter， and silly comments。 （Did you know the common wombat produces cubic poop？ I did not。） Plus， a paragraph of factual information about the animal。This is an enjoyable read that I'm betting young to middle-grade readers will adore。I only wish the illustrations had been a little more realistic， as I spent a lot of time Googling to see what beastie really looked like。A big thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for making this one available。 。。。more
Nette
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Hilarious！ I loved reading this book for myself and reading it to my child。 Such a fun way to learn about such amazing but ridiculous animals， The World's Most Ridiculous Animals is filled with such a diverse group of animals， some you might recognize but the ones you don't will send you straight to the Internet to look at actual photos of them， another thing the illustrations are so great。 Philip Bunting is so clever and makes this book a fun exploring experience for little ones。 Hilarious！ I loved reading this book for myself and reading it to my child。 Such a fun way to learn about such amazing but ridiculous animals， The World's Most Ridiculous Animals is filled with such a diverse group of animals， some you might recognize but the ones you don't will send you straight to the Internet to look at actual photos of them， another thing the illustrations are so great。 Philip Bunting is so clever and makes this book a fun exploring experience for little ones。 。。。more
Reading Since the 90s
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I have seen similar books as this but hadn't picked one up until now。 They are filled with adorable （but still accurate） drawings of ridiculous animals and each one has interesting facts。 Not only is it educational， it actually had me cracking up at some of the snippets labeled around the animal。 Some facts are cool！ And some are gross！ Regardless， I think many kids would find this book entertaining， interesting， and informative！This witty， quirky， colorfully illustrated book features some of th I have seen similar books as this but hadn't picked one up until now。 They are filled with adorable （but still accurate） drawings of ridiculous animals and each one has interesting facts。 Not only is it educational， it actually had me cracking up at some of the snippets labeled around the animal。 Some facts are cool！ And some are gross！ Regardless， I think many kids would find this book entertaining， interesting， and informative！This witty， quirky， colorfully illustrated book features some of the most absurd and flamboyant animals on the planet！ The second title in the series from the hilarious Philip Bunting is filled with facts about some of the weirdest creatures in the natural world。The antagonist voice （speaking though cheeky annotations） points out the apparent ridiculousness of each creature's features， while the narrator's voice describe the evolutionary reasons or advantages for each animal's extraordinary characteristics。With hilarious text throughout and bright， contemporary illustrations， this guide to ridiculous animals contains funny labelled diagrams and will help teach kids about evolution by studying some of its most wild products！Thank you Netgalley and the publisher Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books for an Advanced Review Copy。 。。。more
Jenny Bell
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What a wonderful book exploring animals of all kinds by Bunting！ Scaled， feathered， furred， and hairless - you can find them all inside these brightly illustrated pages。 There is a great selection of animals， and I personally appreciated the babirusa representation。 Not only were the animals themselves interesting， but I thought the commentary was great to involve kids and draw them into learning in a fun way。 The adaptation of scientific names is really funny and there are many great puns。 Some What a wonderful book exploring animals of all kinds by Bunting！ Scaled， feathered， furred， and hairless - you can find them all inside these brightly illustrated pages。 There is a great selection of animals， and I personally appreciated the babirusa representation。 Not only were the animals themselves interesting， but I thought the commentary was great to involve kids and draw them into learning in a fun way。 The adaptation of scientific names is really funny and there are many great puns。 Some jokes are geared towards an older generation， such as a Phil Collins reference with the Palm Cockatoo that even I don't quite get。 However， the comedy is overall aimed just right for the whole family to enjoy reading together。 The drawings were fantastic， with just enough detail and just enough cuteness。 Some species were drawn with aesthetically pleasing eyes， even when they are actually eyeless， but even that is called out in the book itself in a funny way。 I also love the closing section of the book， I think it helps kids connect to animals by comparing us all and how we all just want to survive and thrive。 I highly recommend this book and plan on looking up the entire series。 I definitely plan on sharing this cute book with my own animal-loving daughter。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC。 。。。more
Kelsey Goddard
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What a fun book！ Each unusual animal has a cute cartoonish illustration with humorous labels， a brief summary of the animal and it’s adaptation， and it’s scientific name （cleverly replaced with something a bit funnier）。This book is perfect to middle-upper elementary students。 It is a great mix of educational and humorous that kids will love！ Highly recommend！Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for the advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review
Cheyenne
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We loved this book！ We learned all about the World’s Most Ridiculous/Marvelous Animals。 Some we knew/loved already and some we had never heard of before。 It has such great illustrations and funny labels。 You can sit down and read about a few animals or all the animals。Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this book。
Jan
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I thought of it as a book to grow up with。 Some of the humor is definitely of the bodily function sort， but the information （except for the fun twist on naming things） is solid enough for anyone。 Definitely a hilarious collection of zoological lessons that are illustrated in brilliant colors and closely resemble the real deal。 We laughed our sox off while reading it！Every public and school library needs a copy as well as the usual gifting！I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe I thought of it as a book to grow up with。 Some of the humor is definitely of the bodily function sort， but the information （except for the fun twist on naming things） is solid enough for anyone。 Definitely a hilarious collection of zoological lessons that are illustrated in brilliant colors and closely resemble the real deal。 We laughed our sox off while reading it！Every public and school library needs a copy as well as the usual gifting！I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books/Happy Yak via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more
Melanie Pearce
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The funniest animal reference book you'll ever come across。 The World's Most Ridiculous Animals by Philip Bunting is exactly that。 Its a mixture of fact and comedy with adorable drawings and comical annotations （Can't pick up wifi， susceptible to sunburn， A hairdressers worst nightmare etc）。 Its complete genius。 It has this comical ability to almost trick children into learning interesting （and funny） facts about a variety of unusual animals due to it being so engaging。 My seven year old could n The funniest animal reference book you'll ever come across。 The World's Most Ridiculous Animals by Philip Bunting is exactly that。 Its a mixture of fact and comedy with adorable drawings and comical annotations （Can't pick up wifi， susceptible to sunburn， A hairdressers worst nightmare etc）。 Its complete genius。 It has this comical ability to almost trick children into learning interesting （and funny） facts about a variety of unusual animals due to it being so engaging。 My seven year old could not stop laughing。 The layout of this book is fantastic。 Bite sized colour blocked segments revolving around a core illustration making it easy to read。 The 'child like' font changes for the funny parts give it a real interactive and engaging feel。 This book is well thought out， much longer than I imagined and absolutely hilarious。 I was gifted a digital copy of The World's Most Ridiculous Animals by Philip Bunting in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
Sharon Tyler
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The World's Most Ridiculous Animals by Philip Bunting is the second book in a series。 The first was The World's Most Pointless Animals， which came out last summer。 They do not need to be read as a series， but if you like the style， humor， and format of one you should go check out the other。 It is currently scheduled for release on July 12 2022。 The antagonist voice， shown though 'written' annotations through out the book， points out the apparent ridiculousness of each creature's features。 While The World's Most Ridiculous Animals by Philip Bunting is the second book in a series。 The first was The World's Most Pointless Animals， which came out last summer。 They do not need to be read as a series， but if you like the style， humor， and format of one you should go check out the other。 It is currently scheduled for release on July 12 2022。 The antagonist voice， shown though 'written' annotations through out the book， points out the apparent ridiculousness of each creature's features。 While the narrator also describes the evolutionary reasons or advantages for each animal's extraordinary characteristics。 Humor， information and illustrations fill this guide to ridiculous animals。 It includes funny labelled diagrams and will help teach kids about evolution by studying some of its most wild products。The World's Most Ridiculous Animals is a fun book。 I have to admit chuckling out load a couple times at the snarky commentary about the featured creatures。 However， it is also informative and this combination could be just the thing to help reluctant readers tackle nonfiction reading assignments or requirements for school and summer reading。 Many of the animals featured are familiar to me， but I did learn a little something new about even the Betta fish。 There were also several creature I have never heard of， like the Mexican Mole Lizard。 I think the balance of reasonably familiar and completely new animals is nice， keeping readers interested and engaged。 The artwork is fun and does a good job of capturing some of the real aspects of the animals and still being cartoonish。 The only thing I would have liked is some actual photographs of the creatures features （not all but at least a few） perhaps in the endpages， along with some recommendations of books or websites to see more。 。。。more
Mohamed Tahar Hamada
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Review to come
Lisa Gisèle
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Educational and funny are two things that make a great book。 I greatly enjoyed reading and also looking up the animals after reading about them to see of they were as cute as the picture。 I highly recommend this for any animal lover and classroom。
The Sassy Bookworm
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⭐⭐⭐⭐-- adorable cover！The title of this one grabbed my attention right away。 Add in how much I love animals， and I knew I had to get my hands on it for review。 I was not disappointed。 Full of bright， fun and colorful illustrations and packed full of humorous information， this is sure to be a hit with the youngest （and oldest） of animal lovers。 **ARC Via NetGalley**
Kristen Sherry
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This book is hilarious and informative！ I know that my kids would love this book and all the interesting creatures it talks about。 It also takes the different take on addressing specific things that make all of the creatures evolutionarily interesting and unique。 The pictures and illustrations are simple， but effective， and the book is laid out in a way that is not overwhelming to the reader。
Ashley Granger
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I honestly love books like these。 It seems like no matter how many I read with my son， and no matter how many episodes of Wild Kratts we watch， there are always more strange animals out there， and this was written in such a fun way。 It wasn't overwhelming， the illustrations were adorable， and the writing was easy to follow。 A great book for kids interested in animals！ I honestly love books like these。 It seems like no matter how many I read with my son， and no matter how many episodes of Wild Kratts we watch， there are always more strange animals out there， and this was written in such a fun way。 It wasn't overwhelming， the illustrations were adorable， and the writing was easy to follow。 A great book for kids interested in animals！ 。。。more
BiblioKel
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This book was a hit with my nine year old！ They loved the quirky humour and the funny names given to each of the animals。The artwork is wonderfully fun and colourful and the information is both accessible and entertaining。 This is a great book for any child's bookcase。Thank you to NetGalley， Quarto Publishing and Philip Bunting for giving me a free digital copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review。 This book was a hit with my nine year old！ They loved the quirky humour and the funny names given to each of the animals。The artwork is wonderfully fun and colourful and the information is both accessible and entertaining。 This is a great book for any child's bookcase。Thank you to NetGalley， Quarto Publishing and Philip Bunting for giving me a free digital copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Rosh
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A fun and informative book but older children will be able to appreciate it better than its intended target readership。As the title suggests， the book contains a compilation of various “ridiculous” animals。 The reason why they are put in this ignominious category ranges from their appearance to their eating habits to even their strange behaviour。 A wide range of animals， birds， fish， and insects is covered， and the information provided for each of the entries is， at the same time， hilarious and A fun and informative book but older children will be able to appreciate it better than its intended target readership。As the title suggests， the book contains a compilation of various “ridiculous” animals。 The reason why they are put in this ignominious category ranges from their appearance to their eating habits to even their strange behaviour。 A wide range of animals， birds， fish， and insects is covered， and the information provided for each of the entries is， at the same time， hilarious and mindboggling。 Each page has a bright and funny illustration of the specific animal。 There are cheeky labels surrounding the drawing， tagging its various body parts with quirky comments。 There’s relatively more sober text detailing the animal’s evolutionary information and extraordinary characteristics。 At the top of the page， the content also mentions the animal’s common name， its Latin biological name （which is struck through） and a substitute funny name that apparently suits it better。 For instance， an okapi is a “fancypantseum stinkyhoof” while a common wombat is a “cubus poopus。”There are a few reasons why I am not going higher in my rating。 👉 Amazon shows the reading age as 5-8 years but I don’t think readers of that age group will understand the puns and “dad jokes” scattered throughout the content。 Children aged 10+ might be a better target。👉 There are quite a few tough words， so younger readers might need a lot of assistance from knowledgeable adults （or the internet）。 👉 The strikethrough is overused。 I liked its usage as a substitute of the Latin name but when it comes in the content too， it gets very repetitive and even irritating。 👉 I feel like it missed on a few opportunities to provide explanations。 Like， why is a secretary bird called a secretary bird？ Does the hairy anglerfish actually have hair？ 👉 One instance where I wasn’t satisfied with the illustrations and felt like looking up the images of all the creatures mentioned。 The sketches are quite cute and quirky， but they don’t match up to the actual photos， especially as a lot of the “ridiculous” content is based on the appearance of the animals， and the illustrations don’t cover this angle accurately，However， this would be a wonderful book for animal lovers aged upper tween and above。 Substantiate the info in the book with googled photos of the animals and you will be able to appreciate the amazing features of those animals a lot better。 It’s an informative collection of animal trivia and offers a fun way of knowing more about some “ridiculous” animals on our planet。 The book did miss out on the most ridiculous one – the ‘homo not-so-sapiens’。4 stars。My thanks to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for the DRC of “The World's Most Ridiculous Animals”。 This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book。———————————————Connect with me through: My Blog | The StoryGraph | Facebook | Twitter 。。。more
Srivalli Rekha
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How can you resist a book with a title like that？ I didn’t， and now I know a lot more things about some ridiculous （and dangerous） animals （& birds & insects）。 The illustrations are super cute （who taught a caterpillar could look that artsy！） and will help in teaching kids about some amazing animals without scaring them。 The information is provided in two ways- a small block of text and handwritten （font） pointers around the illustrations。 The language is informal， simple， and funny （yeah， ridic How can you resist a book with a title like that？ I didn’t， and now I know a lot more things about some ridiculous （and dangerous） animals （& birds & insects）。 The illustrations are super cute （who taught a caterpillar could look that artsy！） and will help in teaching kids about some amazing animals without scaring them。 The information is provided in two ways- a small block of text and handwritten （font） pointers around the illustrations。 The language is informal， simple， and funny （yeah， ridiculous too）。 Here are a few animals I loved reading about （not sure I want to meet any of them in person， oh well）。 •tSea sheep- these cuties are chloroplasts！•tDecorator crab- designer pieces indeed。 •tBee hummingbird- nectar vampires， lol。 •tOkapi- donkey， zebra， giraffe？ •tWattle-cup caterpillar- a series of ouches！•tTardigrade- ridiculously tiny extremophiles， rofl。•tZombie snail- one toxic cycle that！•tHairy anglerfish- built-in LED。 ;） •tMarine iguana- salty sneezes。 Oops！ •tPeacock mantis shrimp- some combo this！•tExploding ants- such sacrifice， poor things。 •tOrchid mantis- cute cannibals （or is it mantisbals？） To sum up， The World's Most Ridiculous Animals is a cute and highly informative book about how animals have adapted to the changing conditions on the earth and thus survived when others perished。 A lesson for us， humans， right？ I received an ARC from NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books and am voluntarily leaving a review。 #TheWorldsMostRidiculousAnimals #NetGalley 。。。more
Deena
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I love everything about this book。 It's clever， educational， witty， and has my favorite kind of humor。 I love everything about this book。 It's clever， educational， witty， and has my favorite kind of humor。 。。。more
Angie Bridget
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This silly but also scientific children's picture book tells about some pretty great animal species and their unique adaptations （a。k。a。 the things that make them ridiculous）。 The author's funny personality comes out as he crosses out words and replaces them with more kid-friendly and hilarious substitutions。 For the most part， this only happens with the latin/scientific name of the animal。 For example， the wattle-cup caterpillar， known for it's eight branches covered in pin-sharp spikes has the This silly but also scientific children's picture book tells about some pretty great animal species and their unique adaptations （a。k。a。 the things that make them ridiculous）。 The author's funny personality comes out as he crosses out words and replaces them with more kid-friendly and hilarious substitutions。 For the most part， this only happens with the latin/scientific name of the animal。 For example， the wattle-cup caterpillar， known for it's eight branches covered in pin-sharp spikes has the latin name Calcarifera ordinata， which is crossed out and replaced with: Oucheus oucheus。 The illustrations of the animals， while still being anatomically accurate， also include a huge eye that makes it look hilarious。 There is tons of great information on the pages， and the fun or silly facts that go with them definitely add an entertainment factor to this book。 I could definitely see my grade 3 students loving this book！ I would recommend it to parents and teachers of children in the age 4-11 range。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this fabulous book！ 。。。more
Elizabeth Mellen
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Thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for the ARC of this！Cute， fun and informative， this captured my kids attention well。 The illustrations were adorable and I loved the variety of animals depicted！ There was a good amount of text per page。 My one issue is that a lot of the puns were maybe a little too old for the intended audience。 My 9 year old got about half of them， including explaining one to me that went right over my head 😅 but my 6 year old didn’t laugh at any of them， so I don’t th Thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for the ARC of this！Cute， fun and informative， this captured my kids attention well。 The illustrations were adorable and I loved the variety of animals depicted！ There was a good amount of text per page。 My one issue is that a lot of the puns were maybe a little too old for the intended audience。 My 9 year old got about half of them， including explaining one to me that went right over my head 😅 but my 6 year old didn’t laugh at any of them， so I don’t think that he caught any of them。 。。。more
Deb Kiley
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Thank you Net Galley for an ARC of The World's Most Ridiculous Animals by Philip Bunting。 What a delightful and hysterical book！ There are many books about animals， but this is one of the best I have read！ The blending of humor and facts will grab even the most reluctant reader。 The author describes over 50 common as well as unique animals with interesting facts that kids and adults will find informative。 Many of the facts describe the adaptations of the animal for survival。 Each page also has a Thank you Net Galley for an ARC of The World's Most Ridiculous Animals by Philip Bunting。 What a delightful and hysterical book！ There are many books about animals， but this is one of the best I have read！ The blending of humor and facts will grab even the most reluctant reader。 The author describes over 50 common as well as unique animals with interesting facts that kids and adults will find informative。 Many of the facts describe the adaptations of the animal for survival。 Each page also has an wonderful illustration with labels and captions with more facts and funny comments， for example a markhor had a caption that read "ridiculous ankle warmers" for the white tufts of fur above its hooves and a hairy anglerfish had a label that read "a hairdresser's worst nightmare" referring to the pointy hairs/spikes on the top of its body。 On each page the animal name is listed with its Latin name crossed out and a humorous name listed below， such as opposum - deadus fakus and bee hummingbird - nectar vampirus teenyweenius。 I laughed out loud so many times reading this book！ This book is rich in vocabulary and doesn't talk down to kids。 It would be great for kids to read and look at on their own， but could also be wonderful to read together with an adult。 The conversation would be full of laughs and learning。 I can't wait to share this with elementary age students！ （Teachers-get this book for your class。 I can see kids crowded around reading and laughing about these animals。） 。。。more
Mehsi
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I received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review。I was totally over the moon when I spotted that Philip Bunting had a new book about animals out！ Last time it was about Pointless Animals （or are they？）。 This time ridiculous animals！ I was hyped to see what kind of ridiculous animals we would be reading about。 I was curious if I was going to be laughing as much as I did with his last book。I loved the collection of animals that made up this book！ We have a collecti I received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review。I was totally over the moon when I spotted that Philip Bunting had a new book about animals out！ Last time it was about Pointless Animals （or are they？）。 This time ridiculous animals！ I was hyped to see what kind of ridiculous animals we would be reading about。 I was curious if I was going to be laughing as much as I did with his last book。I loved the collection of animals that made up this book！ We have a collection of 55 animals。 Anything from birds to spiders to fish to anything else。 There were plenty that I recognised when I looked at the content field。。 however there were a few that I didn’t know or didn’t know based on the English name， haha。 So I learned some new animals and I love it。 Like the adorable Sea Sheep， which isn’t really a sheep， but still very cute。 Or the not so cute， but still awesome zombie snail。 Also wtf to the Mexican Mole Lizard， what is that nature， what is that？ Plus， I am happy to see some of my favourite babies pop up in the book， like my baby Gobi Jerboa （appropriate renamed to Jerboa Goboingi）。Just like the last time we don’t just get boring things about the animals， oh no， we get some really fun things！ Again， we get a picture of the animal， but not the boring stuff。 Like with the maned wolf （longus leggus lupus is indeed a better Latin name） they have next to their ears the text: “How’s the weather up there？”。 Or at their feet: “Nice socks。”。 I had such a laugh at the peafowl whose text included: “Every day’s Mardi Gras for this guy。” I am delighted that the author went for the humour again and made learning about these ridiculous animals fun and interesting。 You just want to see what makes up these animals。 I also love that he fixed the Latin names to some funnier ones。 Here are a couple of my favourites: Markhor （Pongus Goatus）， Bee hummingbird （Nectar Vampirus Teenyweenius）， Green Basilisk Lizard （Slpishae Sploshea Itsamiraculae）， Flamingo （Shrimpus Addictus）， Frill-Neck Lizard （Draco Hissyfitium， which just reminds me of a certain character in HP XD）， Lowland streaked tenrec （Sonic Notahedgehogium）， Velvet Worm （Blastus Fromthe Pastus）。There are also tons of puns and jokes next to the things I mentioned。 Like this one: “Decorator crabs don’t like to share their ornaments。 They are a little shellfish。” or with the hummingbird: “The size of a bee！ Sounds like a bee！ It is… not a bee。”Like the previous book the art was just fabulous and I really enjoyed them！ It really fitted with the theme of the book on how they were drawn。 Still very recognisable but also silly/ridiculous。Another book by Philip Bunting that I just got to give 5+ stars！ And another one I desperately need for my own collection at home！ I would highly recommend this book if you like animals + humour！Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess。com/ 。。。more
Alexandria ☾
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Chock-full of puns， this charming， illustrated educational book about all kinds of weird animals and insects was an entertaining read， full of information I never knew about， even the animals I had already heard of！ The illustrations and funny little notes by the pictures made the experience much more fun than just reading about them。 I would recommend this to people of all ages， especially children， that adore animals and bugs of all shapes and sizes。
Joel
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A worth reading nonfiction book; both for kids and adults ”All anglerfish are great at geometry” This is the kind of book that you read with a smile on your face the whole time and， it being a nonfiction book that makes it extra special。 The paragraphs are short but concise and very comprehensive， and the colorful illustrations are not only enjoyable but also helpful to show some of the important aspects the book is talking about。 For that reason， its mix of drawings， facts and humor works perfe A worth reading nonfiction book; both for kids and adults ”All anglerfish are great at geometry” This is the kind of book that you read with a smile on your face the whole time and， it being a nonfiction book that makes it extra special。 The paragraphs are short but concise and very comprehensive， and the colorful illustrations are not only enjoyable but also helpful to show some of the important aspects the book is talking about。 For that reason， its mix of drawings， facts and humor works perfectly， and makes it the kind of work that is perfect to gain knowledge while having fun。 I’m going to admit that I already knew a few of those animals （I’ve been reading picture books since I can remember， and I really enjoy watching documentaries as well）， but at least half of them were brand new for me。 If you ask me， the Superb Lyrebird was probably the most interesting of them， and there are some unbelievable videos on the internet that I wouldn’t have watched if I hadn’t read this book。 So yeah， either you’re a kid or an adult， you can get a lot of curious facts （and laughs） from this book。 The Best: I’m thankful that the author uses both metric and imperial system of measurement， so I don’t have to convert the units by myself。 The Worst: Those pages with black background and white text are not so easy to read。 I received this for free via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Reading_ Tamishly
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