INSIDE ANIMALS

PEER INSIDE THE BODIES OF ANIMALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

AUTHOR BARBARA TAYLOR ILLUSTRATOR MARGAUX CARPENTIER PUBLISHER WIDE EYED EDITIONS PRICE £14.99 / $15.95 RELEASE OUT NOW

Readers can work their way through the bodies of more than 20 different animals – and discover many fascinating facts and amazing anatomy along the way – with this illustrative guide. Although this book is jam-packed with fun animal insights and surprising facts, the vibrant, cartoonish illustrations are easily the best part of the book.

From recognisable organs such as the heart, lungs and intestines to strange internal structures such as spider silk glands, jellyfish stingers and the segmented heart of scorpions, this book is filled with 21 anatomical cross-sections to enjoy. Carpentier’s colour-block illustrative style is a perfectly appropriate accompaniment to a children’s book about animal anatomy: no traumatising images of vivisection, it’s just blobs and shapes in bright colours.

This is a wild read that would make a great non-fiction bedtime story alternative, or if you’ve got a budding animal biologist at home, it will make a great introduction to what’s beneath the feathers, fur and scales of animals from around the world.