Meet the Mini-Mammals
A Night at the Natural History Museum
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Meet some of the world’s very smallest mini-mammals in this “interesting and engaging” (School Library Journal, starred review) picture book with actual-size illustrations from Sibert Honoree Melissa Stewart and Caldecott Honoree Brian Lies.
Big mammals like elephants, hippos, and giraffes get a lot of press, but what about the little guys? From pint-sized flying squirrels to itty bitty chipmunks and teeny tiny mouse lemurs, learn all about the mini-est mammals from around the world, depicted at their real-life size.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Meticulously painted acrylic and colored pencil spreads by Caldecott Honoree Lies give outsize visual impact to this look at tiny mammals. On the cover, a ferret sporting a bow tie and a formal jacket politely pulls aside a red velvet curtain. "You probably already know a lot about BIG mammals like elephants and hippos and giraffes," the narrator explains, which is why "this exhibit celebrates small." Offering visual context, the introductory spread pictures a tiny hedgehog next to an elephant's massive foot. After defining the word mammal, Stewart (Thank You, Moon) dives into a lively survey, each spread of which views a mini-mammal in close-up on the verso ("Hello, Japanese dwarf flying squirrel!") with a recto-side view of the animal in its habitat (it "weighs about the same as a small Asian pear"). Nine more mammals of diminishing size are introduced until, at last, readers arrive at the smallest mammal of all ("A Kitti's hog-nosed bat weighs a little less than four mini marshmallows"). Alongside the gallery of dramatic close-ups, factoid-filled text provides a jumping-off place for conversations about survival and habitat. "Mini-Mammal Small Stats" conclude. Ages 4–8. Illustrator's agent: Erin Murphy, Erin Murphy Literary.
