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Funny rhymes and crazy creatures to make you giggle!
What do you get if you cross an antelope with a flamingo? Yes, that would be an antingo!
And how about a cheetah with a crocodile? Why, a cheetodile, of course!
More crazy creatures and silly names from best-selling illustrator, Axel Scheffler.
What do you get if you cross an antelope with a flamingo? Yes, that would be an antingo!
And how about a cheetah with a crocodile? Why, a cheetodile, of course!
More crazy creatures and silly names from best-selling illustrator, Axel Scheffler.
28 pages, Hardcover
First published August 7, 2014
About the author
Axel Scheffler
643 books188 followersAxel was born in Hamburg, Germany. At school he was good at art, but didn’t think of a career in illustration until he won a cuddly purple cow in a drawing competition.
He moved to England in 1982 to learn English and study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art and then set up home in London. Axel illustrated a number of books for various publishers, and in 1993 Kate suggested him as the illustrator for Julia Donaldson’s first picture book text, A Squash and a Squeeze. This was the start of a hugely successful partnership: their bestselling modern classic, The Gruffalo, has sold over three-and-a-half million copies worldwide, and the TV animation was broadcast on Christmas day 2009.
Axel has illustrated a number of other highly successful books, including Muddle Farm, and his books have been translated into 42 languages.
Axel lives in London with his partner and young daughter.
from http://nosycrow.com/authors-etc/axel-...
He moved to England in 1982 to learn English and study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art and then set up home in London. Axel illustrated a number of books for various publishers, and in 1993 Kate suggested him as the illustrator for Julia Donaldson’s first picture book text, A Squash and a Squeeze. This was the start of a hugely successful partnership: their bestselling modern classic, The Gruffalo, has sold over three-and-a-half million copies worldwide, and the TV animation was broadcast on Christmas day 2009.
Axel has illustrated a number of other highly successful books, including Muddle Farm, and his books have been translated into 42 languages.
Axel lives in London with his partner and young daughter.
from http://nosycrow.com/authors-etc/axel-...
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June 3, 2024
Some weirdly named animals can appear in this delightful book with superb illustrations by the great artist Axel Scheffler ... and it is all done by the flick of half a page! The board pages are split up into two distinct halves with wording to match the original animal depicted. These can thereafter be altered to represent halves of two quite different animals.
Some weirdly named animals can, therefore, appear and it is all done by the flick of one half of each of those boarded pages! The top half of the page has the upper body of an animal and the bottom half the lower extremities of the same animal but they can be turned over independently therefore we can look at upper and lower parts of different animals and the results are often hilarious, both visually and by name of the hybrid animal we create and are looking at!
The book begins quite normally with two flaps of a roaring lion (Axel Scheffler style!) with his thick mane, and sharp teeth and as he pads to the waterhole, he warns that if you are drinking there 'I'll catch you in my claws'. Thereafter the top part of his body, for instance, can become part of a Liodile* if we move on and flip the flaps and then it is a case of not giggling at his little legs but also one has to be careful for when it is time to catch his lunch he says, 'You'll find I'm pretty quick'!
Among the 121 different permutations possible are the Zebaffe, the Flamhog, the Crococeros and the animal with enormous ears and when mixed with another illustration is the tallest; can you name him?
Great fun and the answers are: * a lion and crocodile; and in order from the previous paragraph, Zebra/Giraffe, Flamingo and Warthog, Crocodile and Rhinoceros and finally Elephant and Giraffe.
... great fun and more to follow ...
Some weirdly named animals can, therefore, appear and it is all done by the flick of one half of each of those boarded pages! The top half of the page has the upper body of an animal and the bottom half the lower extremities of the same animal but they can be turned over independently therefore we can look at upper and lower parts of different animals and the results are often hilarious, both visually and by name of the hybrid animal we create and are looking at!
The book begins quite normally with two flaps of a roaring lion (Axel Scheffler style!) with his thick mane, and sharp teeth and as he pads to the waterhole, he warns that if you are drinking there 'I'll catch you in my claws'. Thereafter the top part of his body, for instance, can become part of a Liodile* if we move on and flip the flaps and then it is a case of not giggling at his little legs but also one has to be careful for when it is time to catch his lunch he says, 'You'll find I'm pretty quick'!
Among the 121 different permutations possible are the Zebaffe, the Flamhog, the Crococeros and the animal with enormous ears and when mixed with another illustration is the tallest; can you name him?
Great fun and the answers are: * a lion and crocodile; and in order from the previous paragraph, Zebra/Giraffe, Flamingo and Warthog, Crocodile and Rhinoceros and finally Elephant and Giraffe.
... great fun and more to follow ...
February 9, 2019
I LOVE this book. It is very interactive for children and so fun. It has the descriptions for all the animals in the book with bold words that can be used for vocabulary. As you turn the pages, there are different animals and you can make up different animals with them, such as a "cheetodile", a body and head of a cheetah and the bottom half of a crocodile. Children will really enjoy making up different animals, along with learning about each of them too.
September 11, 2017
I loved the way this book had the half pages so that you could switch animals, it was very cute. It gives basic information about each animal and the pictures are fun to play with
November 15, 2017
Entertaining, interactive read aloud that lends itself to a fun extension activity where students create their own mixed up animal.
May 19, 2022
My 4yo absolutely loves these books. They're educational, fun, and poetic
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June 1, 2025Not really a fan of the way the flaps worked. Nice animal variety.
June 17, 2016
Gr. 2-4. This fun title introduces a rang of animals through poetry, and then lets you mix and match stanzas and their upper and lower bodies to create new (and often hysterical) creatures. The spiral binding makes it easy to shift the upper and lower sections of the page, although the format may not be great for library settings and heavy circulation. Scheffler's illustrations add a lot to the zany nature of the book and each animal has a look of pure mirth gleaming in their eyes. A fun way to bring poetry into a child's world.
December 9, 2015
Starting with the question - What crazy creatures will you meet today? - readers are met with 121 possible animal combinations from an ELEPHON (Elephant/Lion) to a WARTELOPE (Warthog/Antelope). The sturdy pages of this spiral bound book are split horizontally, letting readers mix and match the top and bottom halves of 11 safari animals. Silly, nonsensical fun for fostering imagination and phonological awareness.
July 13, 2016
I loved the nonfiction aspect of this book. Each page is cut in half and on the two page spread you see words on the left and an animal on the right. You can flip a half page to reveal part of the animal and guess. The length makes this for older readers or as a one on one.
June 16, 2015
Much like its kin, Meeuwissen's "Remarkable Animals," this novelty book is clever, well-put-together, and funny. The rhyming text is a joy for preschoolers. A great addition to anyone's collection.
July 1, 2015
The girls had so much fun flipping the pictures and creating new animals for me to pronounce!
July 17, 2015
Great fun to mix and match the tops and bottoms of safari animals. New names are created and dozens of silly pictures are possible. Would be a great gift.
November 14, 2015
Awesome idea. I can see kids really getting a kick out of this and the many combinations they can make!
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