Explore Your World: Creepiest Crawly Critters: Explore Your World #4

Description

Get ready to get up close and personal with the creepiest crawly critters with real-life explorer and scientist, Professor Tim Flannery. You may think you know all that's around you, but look closer and dig deeper -you'll discover a cast of the scariest (but very cool!) background characters in your life. Why would a millipede glow in the dark? How much is a litre of scorpion venom worth? Why would a male redback sacrifice himself? How many mites live on your body? Which creepy crawly lives on the moon? It's time to face your fears - you're about to find out! From the authors of the best-selling Explore Your World series comes a brand-new compendium to enthral and enlighten readers. Each page is packed with vibrant illustrations and bursting with bizarre facts about the most terrifying yet amazing little creatures living around you (or maybe even on you!) - prepare to gasp, laugh and squirm in disgust!

Professor Tim Flannery is one of the world's leading scientists, explorers and conservationists. He has held positions in renowned institutions across Australia and internationally, including Director of the South Australian Museum, Visiting Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University and Distinguished Research Fellow at the Australian Museum. He was named Australian of the Year in 2007. He has published more than thirty books, including the award-winning Here on Earth (2010), The Weather Makers (2005) and Atmosphere of Hope (2015). He is a frequent presenter on ABC Radio, NPR and the BBC, and has also written and presented several series on the Documentary Channel. This is his fourth book for children. Emma Flannery is a scientist and writer whose curiosity for the natural world has seen her travel and work in some of its most wild and interesting places. She has explored caves, forests and oceans across most of the globe's continents in search of the elusive fossils, animals and plants that help us understand our planet and who we are in it. With postgraduate experience in geology, chemistry and palaeontology, Emma's research and writing has been published in scientific journals, children's books and a number of museum-based adult education tours. She has worked for and with universities, government agencies and museums. She is the co-founder of Museophilliac, an independent curatorial service that has produced programs for the City of Sydney and the Australian Museum, aimed at bringing science to life for a range of audiences. Her passion for science has an infectious and playful enthusiasm that inspires curiosity in children and adults alike. She hopes to continue to produce fun and accessible science communication. Jessie Willow Tucker is a cross-disciplinary artist. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (painting) from RMIT and a Post Graduate Diploma in Theatre Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts. In addition to working as an illustrator, she has exhibited her fine art, worked in theatre design, fashion design, textile design and managed her own fashion label.