A fascinating compendium featuring over 70 unusual animal species.

What's in a name? This lively, illustrated celebration is jam-packed with creatures notable for their bizarre, baffling, and just-plain-funny names.

Meet the White-Bellied Go-Away Bird, whose cry sounds like someone screaming, "Go away " Or the Aye-Aye, whose name means "I don't know" in Malagasy because no one wants anything to do with this bad-luck creature.

Some are obvious, if still weird--guess what the Fried Egg Jellyfish looks like. Others sound like an inside joke: It's easy to figure out what was on the taxonomist's mind when he christened a fly he discovered Pieza Pie.

Along the way you'll learn all about these curiously named animals' just-as-curious habits, appearances, and abilities.

Author: Matthew Murrie, Steve Murrie
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Published: 09/15/2020
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.40h x 8.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781523508112
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2020 pg. 45
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2020
Foreword 06/26/2020
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020 pg. 56
School Library Journal 09/01/2020 pg. 103
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Matthew Murrie is a former public school teacher, curriculum writer, and private academy instructor. His father, Steve Murrie, is a retired science teacher with 40 years teaching experience. Matthew and Steve are the coauthors of Every Minute on Earth and Guide to the Planet.