Lizards in the Sky: Animals Where You Least Expect Them - Tapa blanda

It makes for a refreshingly economical way to explore some of the natural world's more venturesome residents.--John Peters"Booklist" (12/01/2010)

. . .intriguing and well-written. . .unexpected and surprising. . .It reads like a story and offers up more facts than you could recall. . .--Sally Bender"salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com" (09/26/2010)

Eamer has successfully balanced playful with informative... an excellent and highly engaging addition to any school or personal library. Eamer's text is kid-friendly but not at all simplistic, and informs while entertaining. An exuberant look at lesser-known members of the animal kingdom, written in simple, engaging language and illustrated with fantastical drawings and photographs. Eamer has successfully balanced playful with informative...would make an excellent and highly engaging addition to any school or personal library. This intriguing introduction to many very unusual creatures is well illustrated with photographs, and ... some of Sir John Tenniel's illustrations from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. I found myself smiling at the wit and insight that coupled the creatures of Tenniel's imagination with real creatures which could, so easily, have been a part of his creation. [Eamer] manages to convey her (mostly quite unexpected) information in a way that is entirely understandable without ever talking down to her young readers... A very good book. [Eamer] manages to convey her (mostly quite unexpected) information in a way that is entirely understandable without ever talking down to her young readers...a very good book. This well-researched book...will surprise and delight readers who are curious about the natural world. An enjoyable and fascinating title. An exuberant look at lesser-known members of the animal kingdom... Simple, engaging language and illustrated with fantastical drawings and photographs.

To say that the author has filled the rest of this intriguing and well-written nonfiction book with absorbing text, clear photography and a useful amount of back matter is an understatement. . . It reads like a story and offers up more facts than you coul--Sally Bender"salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com" (09/26/2010)

From marine insects and glacial ice worms to climbing fish called mudskippers, snakes that glide between trees, and cave-visiting birds that navigate using echolocation, Earner introduces more than three dozen animals that don't confine themselves to typical habitats. Close-up color photos depict each in a natural setting, and for readers who want to dig deeper, Earner provides generous multimedia reading lists to supplement her information-rich but brief profiles. The book is a bit overdesigned--the real animals are joined on many spreads by colored versions of the Cheshire Cat and other denizens of John Tenniel's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland illustrations--but considering that many publishers would have likely stretched the book's concept into a series of slender, separate titles, it makes for a refreshingly economical way to explore some of the natural world's more venturesome residents.--John Peters"Booklist" (12/01/2010)

Some of these animals are living in environments where we'd least expect to find them. Then there are those who display characteristics we usually associate with other members of the natural world. What happened?

Readers will be amazed to discover how the 36 animals featured in this book have learned to live in hostile habitats---from searing heat to glacial cold, from high in the sky to deep in the earth. Whether to hide from predators, hunt for food, or to survive extreme weather conditions, some animals have discovered startling ways to adapt.

Fun, exciting, and full of astonishing facts, Lizards in the Sky is a young naturalist's first-class ticket to a world of surprises.