Lizards at Large: 21 Remarkable Reptiles at their Actual Size

by Roxie Munro

Overview

Legless lizards. Gliding geckos. In Roxie Munro’s newest journey into the animal kingdom, twenty lizards are illustrated true-to-size, moving from terrifically tiny to cool and colossal!

Some of them swim! Some of them fly! But all of these lizards are sure to leap into young conservationists’ imaginations.

Whether it’s familiar friends like gila monsters and komodo dragons or fun new faces like green plumed basilisks and thorny devils, Munro’s vibrant colors and patterns are as eye-catching as they are accurate. This dazzling nonfiction picture book invites you to follow these creatures into their habitats and encounter them up close.

Complete with a detailed index, glossary, and further resources to engage readers’ curiosity, Munro’s expedition into the world of weird animals educates and entertains. With bite-sized (or skink-sized!) pieces of information and dynamic, true-to-size illustrations, budding scientists won’t believe their eyes… and they won’t believe how many amazing animals there are to discover.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823453603
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	08/29/2023
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	669,634
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Roxie Munro has written and illustrated more than 40 books for children, including Rodent Rascals, which received three starred reviews, and Anteaters, Bats, and Boas, which received two starred reviews. Munro speaks widely at educational conferences on the topic of learning and gamification. She is also the creator of several award-winning apps for children. She lives in New York, NY.

Editorial Reviews

2023-04-12
Discover the world of reptiles.

Munro follows her presentation of life-size coral reef inhabitants (Dive In, 2020) with another informative introduction showcasing 21 lizard species from around the world. Like her many other nonfiction titles for young readers, this one features careful research and thoughtful selections of examples and details that will be both engaging and useful for identification. Lizards, she tells us in an introduction, have been on Earth since before the dinosaurs. They’ve fascinated humans for millennia. Most are harmless, and their habit of eating insects is helpful. Each depicted lizard gets a life-size portrait and a paragraph of introduction. The smaller lizards appear three or four to a spread, and readers work their way up from the armadillo girdled lizard and the green anole, which range from 5 to 8 inches in length, to the 10-foot Komodo dragon, which requires two spreads (and even then much of the lizard’s long tail is left out). In these detailed and accurate ink and acrylic paintings, a bit of environmental context surrounds each example. Useful words are italicized in context and defined in a helpful glossary. The backmatter includes further information about each of the chosen species, including Latin name, length, habitat, diet, bodily and behavioral adaptations, and even nicknames. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A straightforward and appealing introduction. (author’s note, books, website, index) (Informational picture book. 6-10)

Kirkus Reviews

"Perfect for browsers and those craving the gross factor."—Booklist

"A straightforward and appealing introduction."—Kirkus Reviews

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