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This fascinating look at thirteen unusual animals, many of them rare or endangered, introduces the remarkable world of monotypic animals--those without any close relatives. One-of-a-kind animals can be as familiar as the platypus or as unfamiliar as the purple frog. These fascinating and mysterious species belong to an exclusive club of living things: those with no close living relatives, making them monotypic species. Meet more than a dozen of these creatures (including humans!), learn what makes them unique, and explore the relationships among species on the evolutionary tree. Written by award-winning author Sneed B. Collard III, this fascinating nonfiction picture book is ideal for kids, teachers, and librarians and includes extensive back matter and activities.
About the author
Sneed B. Collard III is the author of more than eighty-five books for children. His work has received the Eureka! Nonfiction Silver Medal, the High Plains Books Award, made the Junior Library Guild Selection list, and received many starred reviews from
Booklist,
School Library Journal, and others.
Christopher Silas Neal is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books. Neal's author debut
Everyone was praised by
Publishers Weekly as "simple, honest, lyrical.” His board books
Animal Colors and
Animal Shapes received starred reviews from
Publishers Weekly and
Kirkus. He speaks about his books, the art-making process, and his career at schools, conferences, libraries, and book festivals across the country. Neal lives with his wife and two boys in Brooklyn, NY.
