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It's tough to be tiny  Cover Image Book Book

It's tough to be tiny / Kim Ryall Woolcock, Stacey Thomas.

Woolcock, Kim Ryall, (author.). Thomas, Stacey, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"An appealing reminder that mighty things come in small packages"-- Provided by publisher.
"How do tiny creatures stay safe or hunt for their lunch? To survive you need a superpower! Discover how some creatures have spring-loaded jumps, or microscopic toxic darts while others wear a scary costume or a suit of armor. Enter the world of some of the smallest creatures on our planet and you'll see that maybe it's not so tough to be tiny after all!" -- Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781838748531
  • ISBN: 1838748539
  • Physical Description: 45 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: London : Flying Eye Books , 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"The secret life of small creatures" -- Cover.
Formatted Contents Note:
It's tough to be tiny... -- Jump for your life -- Shoot them with toxins! -- Wear armor -- Armor of glass -- Wear a disguise -- Go for gross -- Tiny hunters -- Throw thing at 'em -- Bring it... -- Look harmless -- Bite! -- Amazing ways to hunt -- Better buddy up -- Invisi-squid -- Protection -- Why hunt when you can herd? -- Just out for a joyride -- Maybe it's not so tough to be tiny after all!
Subject: Animals > Adaptation > Juvenile literature.
Animal defenses > Juvenile literature.
Animal chemical defenses > Juvenile literature.
Animal weapons > Juvenile literature.
Animals > Juvenile literature.
Body size > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library District. (Show)
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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Upper Skagit Library 591.47 WOO 1015169 Picture Books Available -

Kim Woolcock has always loved books and biology. She has an honours degree in literature from UBC and a Master's in Biology from Duke University. When she realised she loved writing about science more than doing lab work, she became Exhibits Director at a Natural History Museum. A full-time science writer and editor, Kim lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, with her family.
 

Stacey Thomas is an illustrator and maker based in Oxfordshire, UK. She studied illustration at the University of Brighton, graduating in 2017. Her previous projects include editorial illustrations from Aquila, Scoop and Berenberg magazines; album artwork for David Gibb and Brady Rymer's 'Songs Across the Pond'; a set of animated gifs for Radiolab; a 24-page comic, 'Mostly Water', published by Family Store; and hoarding designs for the building works at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
 
 


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