false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173158573m/253067.jpg 253067 2 <div>From the authors of A Gap in Nature, a breathtaking visual adventure showcasing ninety of the world's most astounding creatures.<br>Sumptuous birds of paradise, amazing soft-shell turtles, frogs that look like tomatoes, and terrifying fish (including the deep-water angler fish from Finding Nemo) are just some of the extraordinary creatures that can be found in Tim Flannery and Peter Schouten's new book, Astonishing Animals.<br>Superbly illustrated in lifelike full-color paintings, Astonishing Animals details ninety of the world's most amazing animals from around the world. In this book you will find the Hairy Seadevil, the spectacular Sulawesi Naked Bat, and in the depths of the limestone caves in Slovenia, the Olm, a pink, four-legged, sightless salamander that lives for a hundred years. In fascinating vignettes, Flannery offers the true evolutionary tale of how each of these bizarre creatures came to look the way they do. Alongside each historical account is a stunning hand-painted color reproduction (life-size in the original painting) by Schouten.<br>Filled with purple-faced apes, jagged-toothed dolphins, and antlered lizards, Astonishing Animals is a remarkable collection of the world's most incredible creatures and the stories behind their remarkable survival into a modern age.</div> 245229 book 24 9 2004 Astonishing Animals: Extraordinary Creatures and the Fantastic Worlds They Inhabit total:12|5:7|4:4|3:1| 12 54 22 1 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue May 01 10:38:20 -0700 2007 Tue May 01 18:19:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Aug 24 22:46:02 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 22:46:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 16:51:09 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 16:51:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 23 17:00:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 17:00:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 19 16:28:43 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 16:28:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 12 21:31:09 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 22:23:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 22:26:05 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 22:26:05 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Sep 20 14:06:15 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 14:06:15 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Sep 11 07:06:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 07:06:00 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Aug 22 10:23:35 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 10:23:35 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Aug 20 19:41:49 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 19:41:49 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jun 28 17:00:05 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 17:00:05 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jun 03 23:26:21 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 23:26:21 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat May 17 06:00:20 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 06:00:20 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri May 09 07:43:38 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 07:43:38 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Apr 03 19:40:23 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 19:40:28 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Mar 10 23:52:10 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 23:52:14 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Nov 29 19:26:17 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 19:26:17 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Fri Oct 26 12:37:33 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 12:37:33 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Oct 15 08:57:43 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 08:57:43 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=253067